A 10 cm long gecko it has a tan-olive base complexion, sometimes with black or white blotches with laminae and toes that spread out for grasping onto slippery and soft surfaces. It is insectivorous by nature but its main diet consists of anything small enough to fit in its mouth. Scales on top are different than those at the basal part, those on the top being juxtaposed and those at the base imbricate. Females usually lay two brittle-shelled eggs at a time, but share nests with other females. Up to forty eggs can be found in one nest.