[1][2][3] Common names Vannutelli's tree frog and Dime forest treefrog have been coined for it.

[2][4] It is named after Leonardo Vannutelli, Italian navy officer who joined Vittorio Bottego's second expedition to East Africa.

[3] Leptopelis vannutellii lives in dense, tropical deciduous forests at elevations of 1,500–2,200 m (4,900–7,200 ft) above sea level.

[1][3] The eggs are laid in nests on land, near water, and the tadpoles develop in pools and small streams, both permanent and temporary.

Habitat loss caused by forest clearance, human settlement, and agricultural encroachment is a threat to it.