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 panetals form a suture behind the interparietal; The nuchols are frequently indistinct.

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.