Pring
Descendend from brachiating omnivores with two eyes with a natural laser used to provide depth perception. The laser can also be used as a weapon. The modern Pring, due to modifications done by the Pila, are tall, slender bipeds. The skin is glossy white. The Prings' large, round heads are supported by a slender neck; the face is dominated by two large, lidless gallsy red eyaes and a wide mouth.
Inside the mouth is a pair of menacing dental plates, designed to grind and mash foods. The hands have six slender fingers. Average 2 to 2.5 metres tall.
Sources: Contacting Aliens, An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe, Sundiver, GURPS Uplift,