This species is generally coloured pinkish-brown often with some yellow. Copyright R. Davis, 2001. Copyright R. Davis, 2001. Males usually call from the cover of vegetation or underneath the sand. Eggs are laid in clumps in moist sand.
Development is entirely within the egg capsule.
Males and females pair up on these nights and burrow several metres under the sand. Sandy soils, sandhills and termite colonies. The most common habitat type is Banksia woodland, especially on the coastal plain. This is a common and very cryptic species in bushland throughout the metropolitan area.