This species is widely distributed in Asia and occurs from India through to Viet Nam, north to China and south to the Philippines and Indonesia (David and Vogel 1996). In Sumatra, this species has been recorded at elevations ranging from sea-level up to over 900 m above sea level in Kerinci Valley, 920 m above sea level at Fort-de-Kock in the Padang Highlands, and around 1,300 m above sea level near Berastagi (David and Vogel 1996).