[1] It is found in eastern Kenya, Somalia, and northeastern Tanzania.

[1] Dorsum black, with a yellow vertebral stripe, which is three scale rows wide.

The lips, the ventral surface of the snout, and a stripe on the rostral are all brownish yellow.

Snout very prominent, hooked, with a sharp horizontal edge, below which are located the nostrils.

[4] It prefers Acacia-Commiphora deciduous bushland and thicket, and can be found at elevations from 20 to 1,600 metres (66 to 5,249 ft).