They are uniformly, unpigmented flesh-coloured, tinged with purplish, and have minute teeth.

[2] The pair of large shields, fused with the ocular to cover each side of the snout, combined with a small azygous rostral shield, are comparable to that of genus Placogaster of the Senegambia, but the paired ventral shields, and absence of pre-anal pores in some species distinguish them.

[2] Species in the genus Chirindia burrow in loose soil and feed on termites.

They are present in clay, sandy or alluvial soils, and sometimes find refuge under stones and rotten logs.

[1] The genus Chirindia contains five valid species, some of which have recognized subspecies.