This species was first described by John Edward Gray[1] based on type specimen collected by T. C. Jerdon from Madras, in the Coromandel Coast of South India.

The frontal is as long as the fronto parietals and interparietal together, and is in contact with the first and second supraoculars.

The length of the hind limb is contained 2.3 to 3 times in the distance between the axilla and groin.

It is pale brown or rufous above, and the sides are closely dotted with black.

Each dorsal and nuchal scale has a more-or-less distinct dark brown dot, forming a longitudinal series.

[3] It is found in mainland India except perhaps the Thar desert and Himalayas; distribution continues and on to Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indochina, Vietnam, Malaysia and even the islands of Maldives.