Aquatic. Reticulated carapace with second scute forming a “C”. Back margin of carapace serrate and flaring. Underside of marginal scutes usually with dark doughnuts. Plastron plain yellow. Chin flat. 
Arkansas Herpetological Atlas 2019
This species is represented by 618 records from 31 sources: 376 museum (
), 0 literature (
), 0 research (
), and 129 observation (
), with 113 additional Trauth et al. (2004) locality points remaining unsourced (
). It has been museum vouchered for 45 of 75 counties (), with 26 additional counties having other forms of reported occurrence (). Years of collection range from 1855 to present.
This species occurs statewide, although it may be less common from high gradient streams of the Interior Highlands.
