Colour green, olive, yellowish, or reddish-brown; a black temporal band; belly pale green, olive, or yellow; tail usually black and yellow.
Total length, 730 millimetres; tail 110.
Habitat: Anamallay and Nilgherry Hills, South India.
(14) L. trigonocephalus.—Scales in 17-19 rows, 145-170 ventrals; 53-67 subcaudals.
Coloration green, with or without black transverse bands or spots; a black temporal streak; belly green or yellow; end of tail usually black.
Total length, 790 millimetres; tail 130.
Habitat: Ceylon.
(15) L. macrolepis.—Scales in 13-15 rows; 134-143 ventrals; 48-56 subcaudals.
Colour bright green or olive; belly pale green.
Total length, 680 millimetres; tail 120.