This species appears to be patchily distributed Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea. The distribution in Somalia is unclear, but the type locality is in Somaliland between Goree Bunder and Nogal (09 deg N and 47 deg E). In Ethiopia, it has been recorded at elevations from sea level to 1,200 m asl (although Yalden et al. [1996] indicate the species may possibly occur to 2,200 m asl).