[2] The frog was thought to be endemic to the Western Ghats and known only from the type locality and another location in Kerala and was listed as an Endangered species.

[1] A recent study reported the species from 15 localities in the central Western Ghats with individuals sighted near the Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore, Karnataka.

In life, the frog is primarily brown in color with contrasting black markings on dorsum, hands, feet and flanks.

[5] Microhyla sholigari is a terrestrial species and common in and around human settlements, open areas in forests, and around ponds.

They breed in shallow water bodies and possibly in slow flowing streams in forested areas.

[4] It is threatened by habitat loss, at present mostly driven by urbanization but in the past by agricultural expansion and wood extraction.