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This species is found in the humid lowlands and premontane slopes of the Atlantic versant of Costa Rica and western Panama, and the Pacific versant of southwestern Costa Rica and Cerro Campana, Panama, at 40-1,245m asl.
This species seems to have experienced some recent declines at places in the lowlands (such as at La Selva), however at other lowland sites it remains common (Federico Bolaños Gerardo Chaves pers. comm. 2007).
It inhabits humid lowland and montane forest. It is mainly arboreal (in bromeliads), but can be found on the ground. It breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon water. It can tolerate a limited degree of habitat modification.
The main threat is habitat loss caused by expanding smallholder farming, extraction of wood, and human settlement.
It occurs in several protected areas, including Braulio Carrillo and Tortuguero (among others) in Costa Rica, and Chagres, Palo Seco, and Fortuna in Panama.
Listed as Least Concern since, although its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 20,000 km2, it is common and reasonably adaptable with a presumed large population, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
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