Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens Laurent 1951

A terrestrial grassland inhabitant from the Itombwe highlands in R. D. Congo, males small (19–24 mm), females large (27–34 mm). Dorsum green and brown with black dots and with a metallic sheen similar to that of some beetles. There is no distinctive juvenile pattern.This species has lumbar amplexus, a unique character among the Hyperoliidae.First described by Laurent (1951). Laurent (1964) suggested that C. cupreonitens is a specialised offshoot from Hyperolius castaneus.This account was taken primarily from "Treefrogs of Africa" by Arne Schiøtz with kind permission from Edition Chimaira (http://www.chimaira.de/) publishers, Frankfurt am Main.

Endemic to flooded grasslands above 2800 m in the Itombwe highlands of eastern R. D. Congo.

Nothing is known of call, eggs, deposition sites or larval development.

The population status is unknown. This species was not recorded between its description in 1951 and rediscovery in 2011 by an expedition led by Eli Greenbaum of University of Texas El Paso.