A long-limbed reptile, with a long snout, one of its key features is the long tail, up to 3 times the length of the body. They vary in colour from greys to reddish brown, a prominent pale dorsolateral stripe, and a pale stripe along the lower jaw.

Considered an arboreal lizard, seen on branches, trunks of trees, and are often seen on rocks, in gorges, eucalypt-lined watercourses, and sunning themselves on quiet paved areas around towns.