[3] The Broad Banded Sand Swimmer was derived and named after John Richardson, who was a Scottish Naturalist.

The scales of this skink are very shiny and has five toes on each of the animal's feet- both the forelimbs and hindlimbs.

[11] This sand swimmer has a diet that can consists of a variety of different animals that live around them and can include such insects as grasshoppers, moths, beetles, termites, spiders and has been described on occasion to eat other small lizards.

[5] When the E.richardsonii is agitated by waiting to capture its prey, the tail waves in a “cat like fashion” and the E.richardsonii forages over large distances and is an aggressive hunter.

[8] This reptile has also been found in deep crevices and caves due to the nocturnal life that it lives and also other dark areas such as rabbit holes.

[3] This species in the past was believed to carry its young which is known to be viviparous, however this was later found to be incorrect.

Newer studies that have been conducted on this have proven that the E.richarsonii is actually oviparous which means it lays eggs.

The interesting part of the adaptions of this reptile, is that although they are a species that has adapted to desert environments, this species is actually less tolerant of heat and is more susceptible to dehydration along with heat stress than other reptiles that live within deserts around the world.