[2] The specific name, alphonsehogei, is in honor of Brazilian-born Belgian herpetologist Alphonse Richard Hoge.
[3] A. alphonsehogei is found in northern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará, and Roraima.
Dorsally, it is brown to grayish black, with a cream-colored incomplete occipital collar.
Each smooth dorsal scale has one, or rarely two, apical pits.
The dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows throughout the whole length of the body (17/17/17).