Gonyosoma oxycephalum (Boie, 1827)

(Fig. 7F, 12B)

Material studied: One adult, CIARI uncatalogued, an adult from Sippighat, South Andaman (Fig. 4C).

Morphology: Dorsal scales elongated and smooth; in 25:25:17 rows; ventrals 249; subcaudals 141, divided; anal divided; supralabials 9 (6–7 entering orbit); infralabials 11 (1–5 contacting genials); preocular 1; postoculars 2; loreal 1; temporals 2+3/4. Dorsum uniform bright, grass green and venter of a slightly paler shade of green; tail reddish brown both dorsally and ventrally.

Distribution: One adult recorded on a hilltop evergreen forest at Betapur, Middle Andaman. It was observed moving on the ground at a very slow pace. One was observed on the road near Mount Harriet National Park adjoining evergreen forests along the sides in South Andaman. Non-endemic and occurs in other parts of Southeast Asia (Whitaker and Captain, 2008)

Status: Rare.