[2][3][4] It is endemic to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and is only known from its type locality at Mwana in Mwenga Territory, South Kivu province.

[1][2][3] The specific name vercammeni honours Paul-Henry Vercammen-Grandjean, entomologist and virologist from France/Belgium.

The dorsum is brown with a distinctive pattern while the underside is orange.

[3] Arthroleptis vercammeni occurs in leaf litter in forest.

There is no recent information on ecology or abundance of this species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) considers it "data deficient".