[1][2] It is found in southern Malawi, northern Mozambique, and eastern Zimbabwe.

[1][2] Dorsally, it is dark brown, with the base of each scale paler.

Preocular much narrower than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with the second and third upper labials.

[4] This species prefers loose humic soil in forests.

[3] It has been found in coastal, gallery and montane forest, Miombo woodland, and even in urban compost heaps.