[1][2] The specific name, jordani, is in honor of German-born British entomologist Heinrich Ernst Karl Jordan.

[1][2] The preferred natural habitat of K. jordani is rocky hillsides in savanna, at altitudes of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft).

[1] Adults of K. jordani usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in), and maximum recorded SVL is 12.7 cm (5.0 in).

Adults are uniformly olive-brown, but juveniles are buff with dark crossbars.

[4] The mode of reproduction of K. jordani has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.