Small and thin. Plain bronze with darker, more mottled sides. Belly plain and yellowish. Legs small. 
Arkansas Herpetological Atlas 2019
This species is represented by 1,319 records from 43 sources: 1,178 museum (
), 0 literature (
), 0 research (
), and 84 observation (
), with 57 additional Trauth et al. (2004) locality points remaining unsourced (
). It has been museum vouchered for 74 of 75 counties (), with 1 additional counties having other forms of reported occurrence (). Years of collection range from 1855 to present.
This species is common statewide.
