[2][4] The specific name fulleri honours Joseph Bampfylde Fuller, a British colonial administrator.

The chin, throat and the first few primary annuli have substantial pale blotches.

[3] Chikila fulleri is found in Northeast India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura) and in northeastern Bangladesh (Sylhet Division).

[2] The type locality is Kuttal, six miles southwest of Silchar in Cachar, Assam,[1][2] at an altitude of about 100 m above sea level.

[3] Chikila fulleri are fossorial, living in the soil,[3][6] and have been found in both natural and human-altered habitats.