Description & Size

• Smooth scales
• Small fore and hind limbs
• Total length: 12.7-22.4 cm (5.0-8.8 inches)
• Bright white stripe on the 4th and 5th scale rows from the middle of the back
  • Has additional stripes that run from head tail
• Base color: brown to olive brown
  • Males: bright reddish-orange chin during the breeding season

Habitat

• Alongside streams or reservoirs
• Grassy, rocky hillsides
• Loose, loamy, or gravelly soils

Diet

• Terrestrial arthropods
• Cannibalization does occur
• Females will eat infected or bad eggs