Description
Scales on thickest part of body subquadrangular or hexagonal in shape, feebly imbricate or juxtaposed; 8-11 maxillary teeth behind fangs; head small, body long and slender anteriorly, posteriorly 2.5 to 3 times thicker than anteriorly; 1 anterior temporal, rarely divided; 7-8 upper labials, second in contact with prefrontal, 3–4 border eye; 34-41 scale rows around neck, 45–55 around midbody; ventrals 374–452, distinct throughout, less than twice as large as adjacent body scales; grayish to olive above, yellowish below, with 45–65 dark bands, widest dorsally, disappearing with age; head black or olive, yellow markings on snout and along sides of head. Total length, males , females ; tail length, males , females .The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.Geographic range
Indian Ocean (References
Further reading
* Günther, A. 1864. ''The Reptiles of British India''. The Ray Society. (R. Hardwicke, publisher; Taylor & Francis, printers.) London. xxvii + 452 pp. stricticollis Reptiles described in 1864 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Elapidae-stub