Within the United Arab Emirates, this subspecies is known to occur north of Abu Dhabi city to Al Ain and Sharjah (Gardner 2013, Burriel-Carranza et al. in press). The subspecies occurs further across the foothills of the Hajar Mountains at low altitudes on either side. Within the United Arab Emirates, the subspecies is frequently encountered from sea level to 100 m asl but have been recorded to 500 m asl. The subspecies has been recorded on the island of Sir Abu Nu'ayr, United Arab Emirates, due to an introduction of the subspecies from the mainland.The subspecies is endemic to northern Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

Within the United Arab Emirates, this species is known to occur along the western side of the Hajar Mountains and the gravel plains surrounding the mountains from Al Ain to Ras Al Khaimah from sea level to 500 m asl (Egan 2007, Gardner 2013, Burriel-Carranza et al. in press).Globally, this species range is known from Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, western Pakistan, north India, southern Turkmenistan, south Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel, and Jordan (Trape and Mané 2006, Schätti et al. 2009).

Within the United Arab Emirates, only a few locality records exist for this subspecies. It appears to be distributed along the Gulf coast, with a single record from the east coast in Sharjah and along a narrow band (2-3 records only) at the interface between the gravel plains bordering the mountain and active sand dunes to the west near Al Ain (Gardner 2013, Burriel-Carranza et al. in press). It occurs from sea level to 400 m asl. Globally, this subspecies is known from southern and eastern Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Iraq and southwestern Iran.

The species is found throughout the Hajar Mountains in the United Arab Emirates from sea level to at least 1,200 m asl (Gardner 2013, Burriel-Carranza et al. in press).Globally, the species range from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Chad, Saudi Arabia (including the Farasan Islands), United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, western Pakistan, northwest India, Yemen, south Turkmenistan, south Uzbekistan, northwest Tajikistan, west Kyrgyzstan, and south Kazakhstan.

Within the United Arab Emirates, this subspecies is known from a small area on gravel plains bordering the western side of the Hajar Mountains (Roobas and Feulner 2013, Roobas et al. 2014) from 100 m to 300 m asl (Burriel-Carranza et al. in press). The AOO is just 24 km², and the EOO is 195 km².Globally, the subspecies is very widely distributed and known from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait (Tamar et al. 2014, 2016).

This species is found throughout the sandy areas of the United Arab Emirates (Gardner 2013, Burriel-Carranza et al. in press). They are found in sand deserts from Ras Al Khaimah to Sila and inland to Liwa, but not found in mountainous areas (Gardner 2013). The species is found from sea level to at least 300 m asl.Globally, the species ranges from North Africa, Arabia and northwards to Syria and Jordan, Iraq and western Iran (Arnold and Gallagher 1977, van der Kooij 2001).

Within the United Arab Emirates, this subspecies ranges from Ras Al Khaimah to Abu Dhabi, including the east coast and the Al Ain region (Gardner 2013, Burriel-Carranza et al. in press). It is also known from a few localities within the Hajar Mountains. It generally occurs from sea level to 300 m asl, but can be found at up to 1,100 m asl.Globally, the subspecies distribution extends from northern India, Pakistan, Iran, to Oman and the United Arab Emirates (Phelps 2010).

Within the United Arab Emirates, this species is non-native but introduced prior to 1,500 CE through transport and trade. The species is known from coastal areas of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and inland around Al Ain (Gardner 2013, Burriel-Carranza et al. in press). It is also recorded on Sir Bani Yas, Dalma and Abu al Abyadh islands. The species is easily transported by accident and has been very widely introduced. It has also made inroads into the Hatta Hills (Hatta Hill Park; pers. obs. in 2016; M.A.R. Khan pers. comm. 2018). It occurs from sea level to 300 m asl. Globally, this species originally had a Mediterranean distribution, with a probable origin in Morocco (Carranza et al. 2007), but has been widely introduced globally. The species is known from Malta, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Turkey (Anatolia), Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, southern Turkmenistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Morocco, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Niger, Israel, Kenya, Somali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Chad, Yemen, Iran, western Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. It is considered introduced to Italy (Sardinia, Sicily, Lampedusa island) and Greece (Crete, Karpathos, Rhodos, Kythnos, Kasos).

Within the United Arab Emirates, this species is found in the carbonate mountains of the Ru'us al-Jibal in the Western Hajars north of the Massafi/Dibba depression (Burriel-Carranza et al. in press). It is known to occur from sea level to 800 m asl (Simó-Riudalbas et al. 2017).Globally, the species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and found in the carbonate mountains of the Ru'us al-Jibal in the United Arab Emirates and the Musandam Peninsula of Oman. (Simó-Riudalbas et al. 2017). It occurs from sea level to 1,500 m asl.

Within the United Arab Emirates, the range of this species is within the Hajar Mountains south of the Masafi/Dibba depression, extending down south towards Oman, from sea level to 1,000 m asl (Simó-Riudalbas et al. 2017).Globally, the species is endemic to the United Arab Emirates and Oman. It is distributed throughout the length of the Hajar Mountains (excluding the Musandam peninsula), south of the Masafi/ Dibba depression southwards into Oman, until north of Al Ashkarah on the Arabian Sea coast.