Hyperolius leleupi Laurent, 1951, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 44: 371. Type(s): MRAC unnumbered, according to the original publication. Type locality: "Haute Luvubu, 2.550 m., Territoire d'Uvira, Kivu", Itombwe highlands, eastern Dem. Rep. Congo.
Luvubu Reed Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 67).
Bamboo forests in the Itombwe highlands, Kivu, eastern Dem. Rep. Congo.
Similar to Hyperolius castaneus according to Schiøtz, 1999, Treefrogs Afr.: 152. See map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 286.
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