ɪɾ ɪz θˈɔːt təbi mˈoːɹ klˈoʊsli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðə sˈʌðɚn ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˈeɪtʃ. tˈæɾeɪ ænd ˈeɪtʃ. nˈɛblɪnˌiː ðɐn tʊ ˌɛni ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ spˈiːsiːz fˈaʊnd ɪnðə ɡɹˈæn sæbˈɑːnə ænd ɪts tˈɛpjuːiz.
It is thought to be more closely related to the southern growing H. tatei and H. neblinae than to any of the other species found in the Gran Sabana and its tepuis.