Guinea , Mali, Cote d`Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger and Nigeria. 

Subspecies:

Heliobolus nitidus nitidus  (GÜNTHER, 1872)

Synonyms:

Eremias nitida  GÜNTHER, 1872

Eremias nigerica   KLAPTOCZ, 1913

Types:

Holotype: unlocated

Terra Typica:

`Western Africa`.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Günther, A. (1872) -  Description of three new species of Eremias. -  The Annals and magazine of natural history, (4) 9: 381-382.