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 is characterized by its light grayish tan color, with two sets of dark blotches on its back, one down each side and another lateral row that is usually not connected to the first. Adults have a certain overall length.