Head and neck: head greenish yellow or orange, small and narrow; eyes small; black spot above eye; no facial pits
Body: dorsal brown, greenish brown or light orange with dark brown or grey bands; robust, but somewhat flat when viewed from the side; dorsal scales smooth, small; midbody scale rows 5o to 65; ventrals 280 to 315; anal plate undivided; subcaudals 40 to 45.