[4] The specific name, oatesii, is in honor of English ornithologist Eugene William Oates.

[5] Until recently, A. oatesii was only known from the type locality, which is "Table Island, Cocos Group, Andamans" in the Bay of Bengal.

However, Murthy and Chakrapany (1983), reported finding a second specimen from the island of Mayabunder, just off the coast of Middle Andaman Island, which belongs to India.

Yellowish, with confluent brown spots corresponding to the series of scales and forming longitudinal lines which are broader than the interspaces.

Total length [including tail] 200 millim.