| Diagnosis | DESCRIPTION: Size moderate (SVL in males to 68 mm, in females to 45 mm); 7-S
rows of loreals; scales between supraorbitals 2-4; 5-9 scales between interparietal and supraorbital semicircles; 5 postrostrals; 4--6 postmentals; suboculars in contact with supralabials; tail with high fin, long, compressed, weakly verticillate, but about 6 vertical rows/verticil, 5 enlarged middorsals/verticil, upper edge of crest undulating in males; dorsals and laterals very small, almost granular, sharply keeled, a few middorsal rows slightly enlarged; ventrals much larger, imbricate, keeled; throat scales smaller, elongate, keeled; supradigital scales multicarinate; dewlap moderate with distinct series of keeled scales, anterior edge thickened. Dorsum dark olive, with 5 wide, nearly black lateral crossbands, barely meeting on dorsal midline (at times forming distinct hourglasses), close together on sides and separated by oblique series of small yellowish spots; wide, blackish brown postocular band over auricular opening, joining its mate on upper side of neck; top of head densely marbled with indistinct brown spots edged with dusky; edge of eyelids, subocular semicircle, spots on supralabial sutures lemon-yellow; venter dark brown, blackish, to dull olive-yellow densely marbled with blackish; chin bright lemon-yellow; limbs crossbarred olive and blackish; tail crossbarred, with uniform blackish midportion, followed by pale olive-brownish terminal portion; iris blue; tongue plumbeous; dewlap very large with thickened edge, dull orange-olive to rich brown and yellowish brown, mustard to chocolate; scales straw-colored; females and juveniles with cream to buff middorsal stripe (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 273). |
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