There is a glandular tip 2–3 mm (0.08–0.1 in) long on the end of all three sepals.

The labellum is broadly egg-shaped to heart-shaped, 12–15 mm (0.5–0.6 in) long and 9–13 mm (0.4–0.5 in) wide with a brown to black column-like callus 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) tall in the centre surrounded by similar but shorter calli.

The column is greenish brown with dark red streaks, 15–16 mm (0.59–0.63 in) long and 5–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) wide with narrow wings.

[2][3] Chiloglottis triceratops was first formally described in 1998 by David Jones and the description was published in Australian Orchid Research.

[3] The three-horned bird orchid is widespread and common in Tasmania, growing in shrubby and heathy forest, often in dense colonies.