Small. Fossorial. Uniform black; grayish-blue during shed cycles. Belly uniform bright pink, extending onto third dorsal scale row. 
Arkansas Herpetological Atlas 2019
This species is represented by 685 records from 44 sources: 599 museum (
), 0 literature (
), 0 research (
), and 63 observation (
), with 23 additional Trauth et al. (2004) locality points remaining unsourced (
). It has been museum vouchered for 51 of 75 counties (). Years of collection range from 1895 to present.
This species occurs throughout the Interior Highlands and portions of the South Central Plains along the southwestern boundaries of the state. Historical records come from the vicinity of Monticello, Drew County. An isolated locality plotted by Trauth et al. (2004) from Lonoke County remains unsourced.
