Scales in 19 longitudinal rows at midbody; loreal present; preocular reaches upper surface of head; posterior chin shields tend to be smaller than anterior pair; dark brown crossbars on dorsum expand on sides and extend onto ventrals, lighter blotches saddle-shaped; a series of discrete spots present along lateral edge of ventrals, usually not forming a continuous line. Standard length: [males] 1055 mm; [females] 916 mm; tail length: [males] 367 mm, [females] 312 mm. (Text taken from Leviton, 1970)
This Philippine endemic species is currently recognized to occur across much of the Philippines, and has been documented on the islands of Bohol, Catanduanes, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Polillo, Samar and Panay.
Luzon, Visayan (central), and Mindanao Pleistocene Aggregate Island Complexes (PAIC; Brown and Diesmos, 2002).
Standard length: [males] 1055 mm; [females] 916 mm; tail length: [males] 367 mm, [females] 312 mm. (Measurements taken from Leviton, 1970)
Leyte Island; type stored in the Museum für Naturkunde an der Universität Humbolt zu Berlin, Germany; ZMB 4000
