Specifically, it has been recorded from Uluguru, Udzungwa, East and West Usambara, Nguru, and South Pare Mountains.

[2][4] It is named after Hampton Wildman Parker, a British zoologist and herpetologist from the Natural History Museum, London.

Males have grey to brown or olive green dorsum, with a conspicuous yellowish pattern, generally forming irregular transverse bands.

[3][4] Leptopelis parkeri occurs in good-quality forests at elevations of 300–2,000 m (980–6,560 ft) above sea level.

It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by encroaching small-scale agriculture, selective logging, and fire.