Homogeneously brown to chestnut brown above, without distinctive pattern; lighter in color, cream to sandy brown dorsally on the snout. Head and trunk dusted with gold iridocytes; black dotting especially along the lateral face and flank. A dark streak runs from the eye along the temporal region. Orbital space anterior to eye pigmented. Flank darker than dorsum; lower head and lower flank with light patches of iridocytes in a cloudy pattern. The ventral skin bears scattered iridocytes and melanocytes. Particularly the anterior abdominal area has a high density of iridocytes and a closed silver sheet is formed. Inner organs visible through skin, but not as clearly as in other species. Body color continues onto the tail. The tail and its fins are finely dusted with melanocytes. Clusters of melanocytes form several small black spots along the tail. A narrow black horizontal streak is formed at the root of the tail. Iridophores are scattered all over the tail but particularly form whitish flecks along both fin edges.