Introduced exotic. Found near human habitations. Nocturnal. Light—almost transparent—gray, brown, yellow, or pink mottled with banded tail. Skin covered in wart-like bumps. Sticky toe pads. Large eyes with vertical pupils and no eyelids. 
Arkansas Herpetological Atlas 2019
This species is represented by 73 records from 7 sources: 45 museum (
), 0 literature (
), 0 research (
), and 25 observation (
), with 3 additional Trauth et al. (2004) locality points remaining unsourced (
). It has been museum vouchered for 10 of 75 counties (), with 7 additional counties having other forms of reported occurrence (). Years of collection range from 1987 to present.
This exotic species is strongly associated with areas of human habitation. It was first reportedly observed in Arkansas in the early 1970s from Fort Smith, Sebastian County (Paulissen and Buchanan, 1990, 1991). Trauth et al. (2004) reported 8 known localities, while now there are about 20 localities confirmed by photographic records or specimens. In addition to urban areas, a number of state parks and at least one city park in Arkansas have known resident colonies.
