The finger and toe tips are dilated into small but distinct discs.

Females have dusky specklings or freckling on the throat; this may extend to the breast.

Males have dusky to black throat and a cream-color patch across the belly at the midbody; when deflated, the vocal sac often forms a transverse fold.

[4] Phrynobatrachus ukingensis is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion, wood extraction, and expanding human settlements.

It occurs in a number of protected areas, including the Kitulo National Park in southern Tanzania.