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.