Tolima Poison Frog

Its skin is bright black or dark brown with red, orange or yellow spots. It is distinguished in addition to other similar dendrobathids because it has the first and second toes fused, a characteristic that it shares only with a nearby species, Andinobates daleswansoni. It has large, prominent eyes with horizontal elliptical pupils and climbing disks on its toes. Males measure between 16.2 and 17.1 mm in length and females between 17.5 and 19.4 mm. This frog has only four toes on each foot because the first and second toes are partially fused. Almost no other frogs have feet like this.

This frog has been observed in a single patch of secondary forest 1780 meters above sea level. The trees grew densely and shaded most of the area. They grew thickly with epiphytes, moss, lichens, and fungi. This forest sees annual rainfall of 2,500–3,000 mm. The frog's range is within a protected park, Ranita Dorada Reserve. However, its habitat is surrounded by pastureland.

It lives among the leaf litter, in secondary forests with good canopy and presence of bromeliads, where it deposits its tadpoles, which it cares for and carries on the back to a water source. It feeds on insects, especially ants.