Puede ser capturado por el zorro achaleño (Lycalopex culpaeus smithersi) y aves rapaces.

Generalmente se lo encuentra sobre grandes bloques de rocas, saltanto hábilmente sobre ellas.

A case of cannibalism in Achala copper lizard Pristidactylus achalensis, an endemic lizard to the highest mountain areas in Central Argentina (Squamata: Leiosauridae).

Herpetology Notes, 12, 827-828. https://www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/50296 Naretto, S.; Cabezas Cartes, F.; López Juri y M. Chiaraviglio.

Factors driving sexual dimorphism and colour variability in the Achala Copper Lizard (Pristidactylus achalensis), an endemic species to the highland mountains in central Argentina.

Canadian Journal of Zoology, 98: 377-389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2019-0293 Blengini, C.; Lopez Juri, G.; Unates, D.R.

Copeia, 108(3): 528-544. https://doi.org/10.1643/CH-19-310 Naretto, S., Chiaraviglio, M. Hoisting the white flag of surrender?

Color change in agonistic encounters between Achala copper lizard males (Pristidactylus achalensis).