This species is found in the Namib desert and karroid regions of the Cape (Branch 1998). This includes the western coast of Namibia, through southern Namibia and much of western South Africa.

C. a. angulifer occurs in the karroid areas of the Cape and southern Namibia, whilst C. a. namibensis ranges north and west of this in the Namib desert, from Lüderitz Bay to western Kaokoveld (Branch 1998).