All specimens have been taken near permanent water in canyons or in talus near dense vegetation. This species appears to occupy a habitat that is relictual from former wetter times. As the desert has dried out it has been restricted to a few moist mountain localities. Its distribution and secretive habits may preclude its being well known. It would seem that some form of cover is required.
Nothing is known about reproductive requirements.
Most specimens have been taken near permanent water, so it would seem to require permanent water for physiological or ecological needs. Little other information is available. They are probably active during the day when temperatures are mild and in the morning and evening when hot. They are probably active earlier in the year at warmer low elevations than at higher elevations. Nothing known, but it is likely that home ranges are restricted to the vicinity of permanent sources of water and may be only a few 10's of square meters.