Santiago Rocket Frog

Males measure 24–31 mm (0.94–1.22 in) and females 25–32 mm (0.98–1.26 in) in snout–vent length. The frog has an uninterrupted lateral line down each side of its body. The male frog has a gray throat and white testicles.

Its natural habitats are premontane and cloud forests at around 1270 to 2370 m above sea level. This frog was once more widespread, but scientists have only recently confirmed it in two places: One place in Santa Rosa in Peru and one place in Morona Santiago in Ecuador. Regarding the frog's habits, scientists caught one specimen under vegetation at night and others active on the forest floor during the day. The frog's range once included several protected parks, none of which are believed to host any as of 2023: Parque Nacional Sumaco Napo-Galeras, Parque Nacional Sangay, Parque Nacional Llanganates, the Reserva Ecológica Antisana, and the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca.

Scientists believe that the female frog lays eggs on the ground and the male frog carries the tadpoles to water after they hatch, but none have reported observing this.

Scientists named this frog after the Shuar indigenous people, also known as Jíbaros. A team of Shuar helped scientist John E. Edwards on his surveys through the Cordillera del Cóndor.