The dorsum is pale tan with irregular small dark brown marks.

[3] A tadpole in Gosner stage 34 measures 57 mm (2.2 in) in total length, two thirds of which is tail.

[3] Amietia ruwenzorica occurs in submontane and montane rainforests at elevations of 700–2,500 m (2,300–8,200 ft) above sea level.

[1] This species is threatened by the general decline in the quality and extent of its habitat, caused by expanding human settlements, wood collection and logging, and agricultural expansion.

It occurs in several protected areas: Virunga National Park, Itombwe Nature Reserve, and Kabobo Natural Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda.