It is found in West Africa from Guinea to the Niger Delta in Nigeria, the intervening countries being Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

It describes the nocturnal habit of this species and its whispering buzzing sounds, audible all over the forests during rainy nights.

The colouration is variable< the dorsum is light brown to dark chocolate brown<; the anterior loreal region, canthus rostralis, and supratympanal fold are darker in colour.

There is a dark, interorbital triangle that points backward and typically connects to a reversed Y- or U-like pattern in the scapular region; there may also be irregular shaped, scattered dark spots and points.

[1] Leptopelis spiritusnoctis is an extremely common species that is not facing significant threats.