The metallic poison frog, active during daytime hours, has a long-lasting trill, or call, of 21–45 notes. While perched on leaves, the males begin calling out at dawn and vocalize for several hours ...

It has a “slender” body with “short” legs and mostly ... with burnt red, orange and yellow hues. Seen from below, the frog has a pale belly with some darker blue-purple shades.