They reside near and in shrubbery of tree trunks, in arid shrublands, savannas and forests, running on their hind legs when threatened.

With Small Patches identified in the North end of the Northern Territory [4] The preferred natural habitats of D. nobbi are shrubland, savanna, and forest.

[5] Inside these environments the Nobbi Dragon inhabits the understory layer in dry spinifex grass as well as trunks and hollows, for food and shelter.

It has been determined that although the Nobbi Dragon is highly sensitive to habitat modification, caused directly or indirectly from humans, the species occupies a very large geographical range spanning from North-eastern to South-eastern Australia where they are determined as common as well as the species having the ability to persist in a variety of woodland and shrubland environments.

[1] Thereby from this Status there are no specific regulations, programs, or legislation protecting the Diporiphora nobbi, from direct or indirect human pressures.

The differentiation of the two subspecies within the Nobbi Dragon is attributed to the vast geographical range, variation and biogeographical barriers contributing to different populations of the Nobbi Dragon adapting and micro evolving to form slight nuance changes in their morphological traits, size, shape and colouration.