Aquatic. Large. Carapace rough. No supramarginal scutes. Loggerheaded with moderately hooked beak. Tail long and saw-toothed. 
Arkansas Herpetological Atlas 2019
This species is represented by 463 records from 24 sources: 244 museum (
), 0 literature (
), 0 research (
), and 113 observation (
), with 106 additional Trauth et al. (2004) locality points remaining unsourced (
). It has been museum vouchered for 58 of 75 counties (), with 15 additional counties having other forms of reported occurrence (). Years of collection range from 1893 to present.
This species occurs statewide.
