The U.S. state of Arkansas is located in the central part of the country.
This list is derived largely from the Herps of Arkansas website.
Of these species, 18 are ranked as "secure", 6 are "apparently secure", 10 are "vulnerable", 11 are "imperiled", 7 are "critically imperiled", and 1 is "possibly extirpated"; 3 species are not assessed.
Many of these species are separated from Arkansas by the Mississippi River, and may be common in the bordering regions of Mississippi and Tennessee.
Other species may be hypothesized to occur in the state but are not confirmed.