The profile of the head is blunt, the snout being rounded, reminiscent of the genera "Chondrodactylus" and "Pachydactylus". The eyes are prominent and wide-set, sited distinctly far forward over the short muzzle, and they have vertical pupils without the pinholes to be seen in, for example, the pupils of many species of "Pachydactylus". The body and tail are cylindrical and the tail tapers to a point. The scales are small and granular and have no keels. The colour ranges from off-white or mottled yellow to chestnut brown, with irregular blotches and speckles. The ventral scales are generally white, but males of all species and females of "Ptenopus carpi" have yellow throats.