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The amphibians of India show a high level of endemism to western ghats region and recently new species of tiny dancing frogs have been discovered in the jungles of western ghats. Purple Frog,dancing frog along with other colorful frogs such as Malabar hill frogs,flying frogs,gliding frogs and long-snouted treefrog are found in natural habitats of subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Purple Frog

Purple frog also known as the pig-nosed frog was first discovered in October 2003 in the Idukki district of Kerala. The colorful amphibian is an endangered frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae and only found in the Western Ghats in India.

Dancing Frog

Dancing Frogs are known as Micrixalus that are endemic to the Western Ghats and are extremely vulnerable as their habitat is severely threatened. The Western Ghats is home to many species of frog, including the 14 new species of so-called dancing frogs in the Western Ghats.

Bull Frog

The Indus Valley bullfrog or Indian bullfrog is a large species of frog found throughout most wetland areas of Indian Subcontinent. Indian Bullfrog are coloured yellowish/olive green but its appearance can change dramatically during the mating season.

Tree Frog

Common Indian tree frog is the smallest frog from India,found throughout most of India. The medium sized frogs are mostly brownish, yellowish, greyish, or whitish above, with darker spots or markings.

Common Toad

The Indian toad is one of the most common amphibians of India,This species occurs widely from northern areas of Indian Subcontinent. Common Indian toad is commonly called Asian common toad or Common Frog.

Pond Frog

Indian Pond Frog also known as Indian five-fingered frog is a common species of aquatic frog found in India. Hexadactylus is a largely aquatic species, found in most types of water bodies.

Floating Frog

The green puddle frog also known as floating frog is a species of frog mostly found in lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, seasonally flooded agricultural land and canals.

Skittering Frog

The skittering frog is one of the most widely distributed Oriental frogs also known as Indian Skipper Frog. Skittering Frogs are often seen at the edge of bodies of water with their eyes above the water.

Burrowing Frog

The Indian burrowing frog is a species of frog found in the areas of Indian Subcontinent. Burrowing Frog is highly variable and is often confused with two other peninsular Indian species of burrowing frogs.

Flying Frog

The Indian flying frog is a species of frog found in India and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.

Cricket Frog

Cricket frogs are more aquatic than other members of the family, and are generally associated with permanent bodies of water with surface vegetation. Long-legged Cricket Frog is a species of frog found widely distributed in South Asia.

Gliding Frog

The Malabar gliding frog is a moss frog species found in the Western Ghats of India. Gliding Frog has a body length of about 10 cm making it one of the largest moss frogs.

Wrinkled Frog

The giant wrinkled frog is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of India in the Kudremukh region. Wrinkled frogs natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.

Night Frog

Night frogs are a group endemic to India and require either fast moving rivers or moist forest floor for breeding. All the frogs were spotted in a region known as the Western Ghats of India named few are Meowing night frog,Bombay night frog,Kempholey night frog and Coorg night frog.

Swamp Frog

Mercurana Swamp Frog is a genus of arboreal frogs lives only in swampy lowlands, and lays its eggs on mud with which it carefully mixes leaf litter. Mercurana is the only known species Mercurana myristicapalustris found in the Western Ghats of Kerala.

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15 Most Colorful Toad and Frogs of India

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The amphibians of India show a high level of endemism to western ghats region and recently new species of tiny dancing frogs have been discovered in the jungles of western ghats. Purple Frog,dancing frog along with other colorful frogs such as Malabar hill frogs,flying frogs,gliding frogs and long-snouted treefrog are found in natural habitats of subtropical or tropical dry forests.

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Frogs has long legs and smooth skin

Toads has short legs and rough skin

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Its habitat is in the tropical forests.

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DANGER:
Too much light or wind can actually dry up the moist pigment in an amphibian's skin, which will dehydrate it severely.

Also, only a few amphibians can survive in water for extended periods; others will drown. As a result, if an amphibian gets stuck in water, chances are it will die.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/

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Most return to water to reproduce, and they have moist scaleless skin, only rarely living in drier environments.

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In India - Tiny frogs that have been found to be new species were found in the Western Ghats
Name: Nyctibatrachus
The Hindu Link: http://tinyurl.com/y9mnoec7
Nickname: Night Frogs
Their habitats are under threat
More on Wikipedia:
http://tinyurl.com/yb96sfnj
More on REDLIST UK:
http://tinyurl.com/y9stebpr

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difference between  frog and toad

toad and frog are amphibiens.
toad have skin dried and thik but frog have skin delicate and wet.
frog have long and muscular back legs for jump and toad have short back legs.
toad live more in terrestrial environement.
frog live more  in ocean environement.
www.futura-sciences.com
( it's french web site )

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Frog have smooth, moist skin and long leg. It found usually in the garden.

Toads have warty skin, golden eyes. It hops higher than frog.

https://www.livescience.com/34432-frog-or-toad.html

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Amphibians Eats little insects and mosquito and fire fly.
they also have a sort of camouflage

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The night frog group, Nyctibatrachus, has three miniature specie(less than 18mm). Most of the new frogs live outside protected habitats or close to areas of human habitation.

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Nyctibatrachus beddomii
It is a small, common forg native to the state of Tamil Nadu that is found in the leaf-litter but also under rocks and logs in evergreen and semi-evergreen moist and deciduous forests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctibatrachus_beddomii

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Night Frog - discovered in Western ghats global biodiversity hotspot in India
Miniature size - 12.2 mm~ 15.4 mm

Frog
frogs need to live near the water to survive, and have narrow body, longer hind legs and have many predators

Toad
Toads don't need to live near the water to survive, and have rough, dry, bumpy skin with wider body. Also, toads have shorter, less powerful hind legs unlike frogs, and don't have many predators. (Toad's skin lets out a bitter taste and smell that burns the eyes and nostrils of its predators)

1. Link

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Frogs: Lay their eggs in a chuck (grape shape), mostly has smooth skin, need to live near water, mostly has a slim body
Toads: Lay their eggs in a line, mostly has rough, bumpy skin, doesn't need to live near water, mostly has a broad body
http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/facts8.htm
https://www.livescience.com/34432-frog-or-toad.html

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Raorchestes: It has been found in Anaimudi, the highest peak in South India, in Western Ghats. This frog is morphological dissimilar to other common frogs.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/New-frog-species-found-in-Western-Ghats/articleshow/5895970.cms

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source: naver.com
An animal that forms a river of vertebrates. Amphibians are called amphibians in that they live in the water while breathing under the gills in their childhood, live in the land while breathing through the lungs and skin as they grow, and live in two places.

differences between frogs and toads
toads live in the mountains, and there is a protuberances on the whole body, and the skin is not wet. However, frogs live in paddy fields and ponds, and their whole body has a man's skin and moist skin.

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They eat insects, worms and spiders. Frogs often eat mice. Toads do not have teeth, and frogs have teeth.

Frogs have moist skin and long legs. Toads have warty skin, and they prefer to crawl rather than hop.

Toads can stay dry space and spend less time in water.

LINK:

[15 Most Colourful Toad and Frogs of India]

http://www.walkthroughindia.com/wildlife/15-colorful-toad-frogs-india/

[Reference]
https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/frogs-toads-eat-5986425bb940c3e5

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According to the Zoological survey there are more than 20% of frogs and toads and 78 of 340 species - found in Chennai. According to the data collected by zoological survey there are 17 are critically endangered; 32 are endangered, 22 are vulnerable, and the remaining seven are near threatened species.
Link:http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/over-onefifth-of-indias-frogs-under-threat/article6515585.ece
Frogs and toads are both amphibians. Both appearance legs are same.  Most frogs have long legs and smooth skins covered in mucus. Toad's eyes are bigger than frog eyes. Toads skins color is brown but frog has different colors. Toads generally have shorter legs and rougher, thicker skins.
Both frogs and toads live near ponds, swamps, and marshes. Frogs can live on the ground or in trees. But toads live only on the ground.
Link:https://www.livescience.com/34432-frog-or-toad.html

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Most return to water to reproduce, and they have moist scaleless skin, only rarely living in drier environments. Link

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 There aren't much information about amphibians in Chennai but there are 4 types of them in India:

1. Micrixalus Saxicola (Black torrent frog) -  Its habitat has been discovered to be living in parts of the forest streams or wet rocks.

2. Nyctibatrachus (Indian Frogs/Night frogs) -  Its habitat is in the tropical forests.

3.   Bombay night frog (belongs to the family of Nyctibatrachidae) -

Its habitat is in towards the torrential hill streams in tropical areas.

4.   Indirana (Indian Frog) -

Its habitat is nearby the tropical forests.

Most of these frogs can be found in  parts of India, in the Western Ghats.
Resources -  http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/58384/0

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/12-new-frog-species-discovered

http://www.arkive.org/bombay-night-frog/nyctibatrachus-humayuni/

https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/frog-species-named-indirana-salelkari-discovered-goa-08201525084.html

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Night frog
Hill rock toad
Toad skinned frog
frogs have web feet and toad don't
frogs have smooth skin toads have rough skin frogs hop frogs have bigger toes than toads frogs live by a water source most of india's frogs are endangered  toad mostly crawl they like to hop frogs are effected by climate change.frogs and toad have different hind legs.