Pristimantis salaputium

Adult males measure 16–19 mm (0.6–0.7 in) in snout–vent length; two juveniles measured 13 and 15 mm (0.5 and 0.6 in). The body is moderately robust. The head is slightly longer than it is wide. The snout is short and bluntly rounded in dorsal view, rounded in profile. The tympanum is distinct. The fingers and the toes have lateral fringes and expanded discs; the toes have also basal webbing. Dorsal skin is finely shagreened. The dorsum is reddish brown and has dark brown markings. An orange middorsal stripe may be present. The groin and the dorsal surfaces of the thighs are yellowish green bearing dark brown markings. The venter is gray. The iris is dull bronze and has a median horizontal reddish brown streak