[1][2][3][4] It is found widely in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and has recently (2016) been recorded in Burundi.

[1] The specific name hutsebauti honours Franz Joseph Hutsebaut (1886–1954), a Catholic missionary in what was then Belgian Congo.

[4] Hyperolius hutsebauti is similar to Hyperolius tuberculatus but phase F ("female phase") has diffuse darker marbling on a light ground colour.

[3] Hyperolius hutsebauti occurs in savanna and degraded forests[4] as well as at the edges of villages in modified haitats (e.g., artificial fish ponds and flooded cow pastures) at elevations of 414–2,030 m (1,358–6,660 ft) above sea level.

It is a widespread and locally abundant species that is unlikely to be facing significant threats.