Similar in size and shape to B. basiliscus. It differs in having keeled ventral scales, a more pointed head crest and a single lateral stripe on each flank (the dark dorsal bands of ''B.vittatus'' are broader compared to those of ''B.basiliscus'').
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Similar in size and shape to ''B. basiliscus''. It differs in having keeled ventral scales, a more pointed head crest and a single lateral stripe on each flank (the dark dorsal bands of ''B.vittatus'' are broader compared to those of ''B.basiliscus'').