Within the UAE, it has been recorded from Wadi Ashwani, Jebel Hafeet and Jebel Qitab in the Olive Highlands (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014). It is considered to be widespread throughout the western Hajar Mountains (Feulner 2014). Globally, the native range of this species spans from the Sahara to India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, it is known to occur within the Hajar Mountains, including the biodiverse Olive Highlands (Feulner 2014). It is also recorded from the Ru'us a-Jibal at elevations up to 1750 m (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species spans from the Canary Islands, southern Mediterranean and northern Africa to Somalia and Pakistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, it is considered to be widespread within the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is also considered that this species may well occur in the Ru'us al-Jibal, having possibly been overlooked (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species spans from the Canary Islands, through the Mediterranean and northern Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and on to Pakistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

The presence of this species in the UAE is uncertain (Brown and Sakkir 2004, MEW 2010) and no distribution information is available. The global range of this species is across northern Africa and through the Arabian Peninsula to Iran (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, it occurs in wadis and associated gravel plains in the Hajar Mountains (MEW 2010). The global range of this species extends from north and northeast Africa to Macaronesia and throughout temperate Eurasia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, it is reported from the Hajar Mountains and Al Ain (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, the native range of this species spans across Macaronesia, northern Africa, temperate Eurasia and to the Indian subcontinent (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

The species is widespread within the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003) at elevations up to c. 1100 m (Feulner 2011). It has also been recorded on off-shore islands of Abu Dhabi (Sakkir et al. 2017). Its native range is from western Africa through the Arabian Peninsula to India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Within the UAE, this species is known from a small number of scattered localities in the northern parts of the country; a roadside in Hatta (Jongbloed et al. 2003), Ras al Khaimah (along the Emirates road, E611, and from a locality south of the E611; M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019), from Nad al Shiba (Dubai), and from the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (Gallacher and Hill 2008). This species is likely to have been under-recorded in the UAE, and may have a significantly wider distribution within firm sandy areas. Globally, its range spans across tropical and subtropical Africa, through to the Arabian Peninsula and on to southeastern Asia and Java (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

It is widespread within the Hajar Mountains and along the east coast of the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003), and occurs at altitudes up to c. 1,350 m (Feulner 2011); generally in montane areas, less common in the gravel plains. The native range of this species spreads from north-west tropical Africa, through to the Arabian peninsula and northwest India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

This species was considered widespread throughout the Hajar Mountains in the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003), however this wide distribution may be exaggerated, resulting from confusion with A. aspera. The species has been recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011) and M. Tsaliki (pers. comm. 2019) records the species from several localities (Huwaylat, Jebal Sahab (olive wadi, Wadi Sfai), Wadi Maidaq and Wadi Naqab) within R'as al Khaimah Emirate from 210 to 983 m asl. However, all records from the Wadi Wurayah National Park refer to A. aspera, which is more common in the Hajar Mountains than A. telephioides (Feulner 2016). G.R. Feulner (pers. comm. 2019) has rarely recorded A. telephioides with certainty. Globally, the native range of this species spans from Cape Verde across the Mediterranean and northeast tropical Africa to northwest India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).