Its type locality is Kom Ombo, Egypt.[4] Geoffroy's initial description was based on specimens from Kon Ombo and Thebes but he didn't specify which was the type location; D. Kock designated Kom Ombo the type locality in 1969.[14] It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.