The tadpoles are "gastromyzophorous", that is, torrent-adapted tadpoles that bear an abdominal sucker. They resemble those of another bufonid genus, Atelopus, although the adults are different. The suctorial disc is large, extending about three-fourths length of body. The coloration is black with gold markings. The largest tadpoles are about in total length. A newly metamorphosed juvenile with a tail stub measured in snout–vent length.
