Like its relatives Crinia signifera, this frog is of extremely variable markings, with great variety usually found within confined populations.

The colour under the throat is pale grey, the ventral surface backwards from the front legs is white with granular, mottled black.

It is found most often under rocks in springfed waterholes or cobbled pools in intermittently flowing streambeds.

Because of the seasonality of the rain, and periodic flooding, the tadpoles of these frogs have sucker mouthparts and a streamlined, flattened profile adapted to hold on to the rocks even in canyons where water can be funneled into flowing very rapidly.

The diet of the species consists of small insects, much smaller in comparison to their size to most frogs.