Akin to other members of the Morethia genus, saltbush skinks feature transparent disks as eye covers and eyelids which are stationary, along with specialised limbs which enable quick traversal of sand dunes.

[3] In reference to the species name, Its spatial distribution is primarily linked to the presence of Saltbush chenopod shrubs in these habitat zones.

Saltbush skinks additionally occupy river gorges and rocky granite outcrops; however, their widespread arid distribution does not limit them to these zones.

[6] Clutches generally average around 5 eggs per breeding female, which are usually buried in sandy substrates, or amongst rocky granite outcrops.

[3] Like other Morethia skinks, breeding males develop orange ‘fire-tail’ markings, covering all ventral edges, which also extend under the tail and around both hind and forelimbs for territorial purposes.

Like other Morethia taxa, saltbush skinks burrow shallow perturbations in sandy soils, either amongst shrubs or rocky outcrops.

[7] This behaviour has been observed in salt flat shrub lands of Lake Eyre Basin, along with saltbush vegetation found in southern Queensland.