[6] It has a patchy, fragmented distribution throughout central Australia, occurring in three main bioregions of the Stony Plains, Flinders Lofty Block and Channel Country.

[4] The actual distribution and population of the saltbush slander bluetongue may be underreported due to minimal surveyance and species identification in some areas where it is believed to inhabit.

[4] The distribution of the saltbush bluetongue is also changing due to modifications to their habitat through increasing temperatures, pushing the species’ range further south.

[7] Austin and Arnold determined that of the species classified under the genus-group Egernia, the sub-genera Tiliqua and Cyclodomorphus are the most closely related.

They live in close proximity to ephemeral waterways where there is access to shrubbery and grassy understoreys such as Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia).

Saltbush slender bluetongues are ambush opportunistic hunters and prey on small invertebrates which cross their path, they also eat flowers, fleshy leaves and fruits that may grow in the area.

Habitat destruction and food resource reduction by heavy grazing and trampling is another threat to saltbush slender bluetongue populations throughout central Australia by domestic stock, rabbits and feral goats and pigs.