Aquatic. Prominent red ear behind eye. Reticulated, greenish carapace with back margin somewhat serrate and flaring. Underside of marginal scutes plain. Plastron with usually one dark doughnut per scute. 
Arkansas Herpetological Atlas 2019
This species is represented by 1,151 records from 34 sources: 669 museum (
), 0 literature (
), 0 research (
), and 235 observation (
), with 247 additional Trauth et al. (2004) locality points remaining unsourced (
). It has been museum vouchered for 50 of 75 counties (), with 24 additional counties having other forms of reported occurrence (). Years of collection range from 1887 to present.
), 0 literature (), 0 research (), and 235 observation (), with 247 additional Trauth et al. (2004) locality points remaining unsourced (). It has been museum vouchered for 50 of 75 counties (), with 24 additional counties having other forms of reported occurrence (). Years of collection range from 1887 to present. This species occurs statewide, although records from high gradient streams of the central Boston Mountains are lacking. Trauth et al. (2004) plotted many localities across most of the state which remain unsourced.
