Identification Characteristics:
Medium size. SVL: 46 – 60.4 mm. Tail longer than the body. 9 – 11 supralabials, 9 – 10 infralabials. 43 – 47 ventral scales between the lateral folds. Subcaudal scales small, not expanded into transverse plates. 5 enlarged femoral scales. Males possess 7 precloacal pores arranged in an inverted V-shape. 17 – 19 subdigital lamellae under the fourth toe of the hind foot.
Head color copper-brown with dark brown spots on the crown. Upper lip with white spots. Nape with a dark brown band, interrupted medially, extending from the posterior margin of the eye to the lateral sides of the dorsal stripe. Dorsum with dark brown spots or streaks. Ventral surface white or pale brown. Tail with 10 black bands.
Biology and Ecology:
This species inhabits rocky areas near streams in well-preserved evergreen forests, at elevations of 600 – 900 m. It is nocturnal, feeding on insects found within its habitat. It lays 2 eggs in rock crevices or tree hollows at the beginning of the rainy season annually.
Distribution:
Endemic to Vietnam, discovered in 2013 in Phuoc Binh National Park, Ninh Thuan Province.