It is a small sized salamander, with a very thin body. Its skin is smooth with a yellowish color. It inhabits only inside well preserved forest. It is active only during humid nights and it can be found on tree trunks. This species belongs to the group of lungless salamanders, which means that it breaths only through skin, that is why its skin must be always humid. It is a direct developing amphibian; tiny fully developed salamanders emerge from its eggs. This species is new to science, only a handful of individuals are known in the North Sierra of Puebla.