Té lloc des de mitjans del març fins a principis del maig: els ous són dipositats agrupats a sota de pedres i custodiats pels mascles. La maduresa sexual és assolida en un any i pocs individus viuen el suficient temps per a una segona temporada de fresa.[6][7]
Les seues principals amenaces són la degradació del seu hàbitat a causa de les males pràctiques agrícoles (com ara, l'abocament directe dels fems del bestiar als rierols on viu, la qual cosa causa l'exhauriment de l'oxigen de l'aigua) i la sedimentació.[20]
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