[6] They can be further distinguished from the pygmy mulga monitor based on their distribution as the two species are allopatric; stripe-tailed goannas only occur in Western Australia while pygmy mulga monitors can be found in much of central Australia.

[6] They can be found wedged under the crevices of loose bark, hollows in mulga and eucalyptus trees, and rock outcrops.

[7] This species feeds on small arthropods mostly including roaches, grasshoppers, spiders, scorpions, and more seldom centipedes, beetles, cicadas, and moths.

[3] This species is relatively sedentary, only becoming active during the hottest time of the day when temperatures reach 30-45C, and even then travelling only a short (for a monitor of this size) average distance of 34m from their tree.

Breeding likely takes place in July and August, after which females lay a clutch of 4-5 eggs between November and December.