It is brown and gray, has slender limbs, a pulsating call, and is slightly larger than similar frogs in its genus.

It was described by Jörn Köhler, Frank Glaw, Gonçalo M. Rosa, Philip-Sebastian Gehring, Maciej Pabijan, Franco Andreone, and Miguel Vences in their 2011 paper titled "Two new bright-eyed treefrogs of the genus Boophis from Madagascar", and named after the German company "pop-interactive GmbH", which has supported biodiversity research and conservation.

The frog is brown-colored with several black and beige spots on its body, and the flanks have brown and yellow marks as well.

It is placed in the genus Boophis because of the intercalary element in between its last two fingers and toes, nupital pads, and the lack of femoral glands in males.

[1][2] B. popi is a nocturnal tree frog and is active on vegetation near slow-flowing streams during the rainy season.

[3] Its population is decreasing, and common threats include development, agriculture, mining, logging, fire, and invasive species and diseases.