[4] In preservative, the body is dark olive in colour and is marked with minute yellowish spots.

[2] A female measuring 36 cm (14 in) in total length has been unearthened with a clutch of 16 young in moist soil some 0.1 m (4 in) below the surface.

H. squalostoma mothers provide parental care over their offspring, developing an outer layer of skin for maternal dermatophagy to provide offspring with nutrients and vertically transmit their microbiome.

Its upper elevational limit is not well known but in Cameroon it is found at least to 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level.

[1] Herpele squalostoma occurs in small numbers in the international pet trade, but it is not known whether this could be a threat.