[2] It is found in the mountains of western Cameroon and the adjacent southern Nigeria, where it has recently been recorded in the Cross River State.

[1] The specific name boulengeri honours George Albert Boulenger, the famed Belgian-British herpetologist.

[1][2] Leptodactylodon boulengeri occurs in secondary forests and forest edges, dense bush, and raffia palm margins along swamps bordering rocky streams at elevations of 800–1,450 m (2,620–4,760 ft) above sea level.

It can also inhabit degraded forests as long as some canopy cover is present.

[1] It is a common species that tolerates some habitat disturbance, but it is suspected to be declining because of habitat loss and degradation caused by smallholder farming activities and subsistence wood extraction.