The southern spot-tailed earless lizard is overall light grayish tan in color, with two paravertebral rows of transverse light-edged dark blotches, one row down either side of the back and a second lateral row of dark, pale-edged blotches that are usually not connected to the paravertebral blotches. Adults are  in total length.
The southern spot-tailed earless lizard has a light grayish tan coloration, with two distinct rows of dark blotches running along its back: one on either side and another lateral row that is typically not connected to the first.  Adults are a specific length.