Both the hands and feet are webbed, and the finger and toe tips are enlarged to discs.

[3] The species uses large tree holes for breeding (diameter about 40 cm (16 in)); it has not been found in small tree holes (less than about one liter in volume) occupied by Phrynobatrachus guineensis.

The egg clutches are attached to the walls or ceiling of the cavity, and hatch into larvae after about 11 to 14 days.

It uses very large tree holes for breeding, a factor that may restrict its distribution.

It is an uncommon species threatened by deforestation caused by agricultural development, timber extraction and human settlement.