Rhombophryne botabota is a medium-sized species of frogs of the Madagascar endemic microhylid subfamily Cophylinae.

[2] The species' dorsal colouration is variable, sometimes including dark, chevron-like markings, and in other cases being fairly uniformly brown.

[2] Rhombophryne botabota is endemic to northern Madagascar, being found on the Marojejy massif, as well as Makira Natural Park and Ambolokopatrika from altitudes between roughly 860 and 1330 m above sea level.

[2] Rhombophryne botabota is found in montane rainforest at high altitude (~860–1330 m above sea level) on several northern massifs in Madagascar.

[2] Other mating habits such as amplexus, clutch size and deposition site, and developmental duration are unknown.