Common names for L. kisteumacheri, in Brazilian Portuguese, include cobra-de-duas-cabeças[1][2] (meaning "two-headed snake") and cobra-cega[2] (meaning "blind snake").
Dorsally, L. kisteumacheri is bright yellow. Ventrally, it is grayish white. It has five series of large head shields. It lacks supraoculars, preoculars, and infraoculars. It has two precloacal pores.[2]
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