[1][2][3][4] Records from Nigeria are controversial and may refer to other species,[1][2] possibly Leptopelis boulengeri.

[5] Males of this species can quite often be heard calling in small groups high up in bushes and trees or large clumps of bamboo.

Breeding takes place in small streams and temporary ponds.

[1] Leptopelis occidentalis is common in suitable habitat but threatened by habitat loss caused by expanding human settlements and agricultural activities (palm oil and rubber), collecting of firewood, and logging.

Because of the ongoing habitat loss, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a near-threatened species.