[1][2][3] The specific name reichei honours Karl Friedrich Reiche, a German botanist.

[5] The dorsum is brown, usually with a darker hourglass pattern and a pale line or triangle between the eyes.

[6] Arthroleptis reichei occurs in montane forests at elevations of 1,500–2,200 m (4,900–7,200 ft) above sea level.

As other members of the genus, it probably breeds by direct development[1] (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage[7]).

It is relatively abundant within its known range, but is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural activities, small-scale wood extraction, and expanding human settlements.