diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 62af11c..e790196 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -244,3 +244,14 @@
 func (e ErrMultipleResourcesFound) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Found %d %ss matching %s", e.Count, e.ResourceType, e.Name)
 }
+
+// ErrUnexpectedType is the error when an unexpected type is encountered
+type ErrUnexpectedType struct {
+	BaseError
+	Expected string
+	Actual   string
+}
+
+func (e ErrUnexpectedType) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Expected %s but got %s", e.Expected, e.Actual)
+}
diff --git a/pagination/linked.go b/pagination/linked.go
index 431464b..3656fb7 100644
--- a/pagination/linked.go
+++ b/pagination/linked.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+
+	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud"
 )
 
 // LinkedPageBase may be embedded to implement a page that provides navigational "Next" and "Previous" links within its result.
@@ -31,7 +33,10 @@
 
 	submap, ok := current.Body.(map[string]interface{})
 	if !ok {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Expected an object, but was %#v", current.Body)
+		err := gophercloud.ErrUnexpectedType{}
+		err.Expected = "map[string]interface{}"
+		err.Actual = fmt.Sprintf("%v", reflect.TypeOf(current.Body))
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	for {
@@ -45,7 +50,10 @@
 		if len(path) > 0 {
 			submap, ok = value.(map[string]interface{})
 			if !ok {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("Expected an object, but was %#v", value)
+				err := gophercloud.ErrUnexpectedType{}
+				err.Expected = "map[string]interface{}"
+				err.Actual = fmt.Sprintf("%v", reflect.TypeOf(value))
+				return "", err
 			}
 		} else {
 			if value == nil {
@@ -55,7 +63,10 @@
 
 			url, ok := value.(string)
 			if !ok {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("Expected a string, but was %#v", value)
+				err := gophercloud.ErrUnexpectedType{}
+				err.Expected = "string"
+				err.Actual = fmt.Sprintf("%v", reflect.TypeOf(value))
+				return "", err
 			}
 
 			return url, nil
@@ -63,11 +74,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
+// IsEmpty satisifies the IsEmpty method of the Page interface
 func (current LinkedPageBase) IsEmpty() (bool, error) {
 	if b, ok := current.Body.([]interface{}); ok {
 		return len(b) == 0, nil
 	}
-	return true, fmt.Errorf("Error while checking if LinkedPageBase was empty: expected []interface type for Body bot got %+v", reflect.TypeOf(current.Body))
+	err := gophercloud.ErrUnexpectedType{}
+	err.Expected = "[]interface{}"
+	err.Actual = fmt.Sprintf("%v", reflect.TypeOf(current.Body))
+	return true, err
 }
 
 // GetBody returns the linked page's body. This method is needed to satisfy the
diff --git a/pagination/marker.go b/pagination/marker.go
index 26b9d97..52e53ba 100644
--- a/pagination/marker.go
+++ b/pagination/marker.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+
+	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud"
 )
 
 // MarkerPage is a stricter Page interface that describes additional functionality required for use with NewMarkerPager.
@@ -38,11 +40,15 @@
 	return currentURL.String(), nil
 }
 
+// IsEmpty satisifies the IsEmpty method of the Page interface
 func (current MarkerPageBase) IsEmpty() (bool, error) {
 	if b, ok := current.Body.([]interface{}); ok {
 		return len(b) == 0, nil
 	}
-	return true, fmt.Errorf("Error while checking if MarkerPageBase was empty: expected []interface type for Body bot got %+v", reflect.TypeOf(current.Body))
+	err := gophercloud.ErrUnexpectedType{}
+	err.Expected = "[]interface{}"
+	err.Actual = fmt.Sprintf("%v", reflect.TypeOf(current.Body))
+	return true, err
 }
 
 // GetBody returns the linked page's body. This method is needed to satisfy the
diff --git a/pagination/pager.go b/pagination/pager.go
index ce66a04..415442f 100644
--- a/pagination/pager.go
+++ b/pagination/pager.go
@@ -202,7 +202,10 @@
 			body.Index(i).Set(reflect.ValueOf(s))
 		}
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Page body has unrecognized type.")
+		err := gophercloud.ErrUnexpectedType{}
+		err.Expected = "map[string]interface{}/[]byte/[]interface{}"
+		err.Actual = fmt.Sprintf("%v", reflect.TypeOf(testPage.GetBody()))
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Each `Extract*` function is expecting a specific type of page coming back,
diff --git a/pagination/single.go b/pagination/single.go
index 2be2ff6..4251d64 100644
--- a/pagination/single.go
+++ b/pagination/single.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+
+	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud"
 )
 
 // SinglePageBase may be embedded in a Page that contains all of the results from an operation at once.
@@ -13,11 +15,15 @@
 	return "", nil
 }
 
+// IsEmpty satisifies the IsEmpty method of the Page interface
 func (current SinglePageBase) IsEmpty() (bool, error) {
 	if b, ok := current.Body.([]interface{}); ok {
 		return len(b) == 0, nil
 	}
-	return true, fmt.Errorf("Error while checking if SinglePageBase was empty: expected []interface type for Body bot got %+v", reflect.TypeOf(current.Body))
+	err := gophercloud.ErrUnexpectedType{}
+	err.Expected = "[]interface{}"
+	err.Actual = fmt.Sprintf("%v", reflect.TypeOf(current.Body))
+	return true, err
 }
 
 // GetBody returns the single page's body. This method is needed to satisfy the