Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Egypt (Gebel Elba Only- the northernmost occurrence of the species) to Ethiopia and North Somalia. 

Subspecies:

Latastia longicaudata longicaudata  (REUSS, 1834)

Types:

Lectotype: SMF 13601

Terra Typica:

restricta (SCHÄTTI 2001) Massawa, Eritrea.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Reuss, A. (1834) -  Description of Latastia longicaudata.  -  In: “Zoologische Miscellen, Reptilien. Saurier. Batrachier”. Museum Senckenbergianum, Frankfurt am Main, 1 (6): 27-62.   

  • Schätti, B. (2001) -  On the type locality and North-east African distribution of Latastia l. longicaudata (REUSS, 1834). -  Herpetozoa, Wien, 14 (1/2): 5-7.