The head is moderately small, with a pointed snout shorter than the orbit and extending well beyond the lower jaw. The carapace is olive-brown, featuring a pale brown vertebral keel, while the plastron is yellow with larger black blotches on each scute. A slim yellow stripe runs from the eyes to the middle of the black head. Light stripes surround the neck. Males are smaller than females, have relatively longer tails with thicker bases.