Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas.

The females of this species are typically larger than the males and have more rough skin on their back.

Males have a thorny tubercle on the dorsal area at the base of their tail.

In the summer, they can be found in limestone caves; and they are often near human settlements in loose rock walls and ruins.

[4] They prefer low temperatures and humid conditions[2] and unlike many amphibians, they birth on land and they are not associated with water.