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.
Reuss, A. (1834) - Description of Latastia longicaudata. - In: “Zoologische Miscellen, Reptilien. Saurier. Batrachier”. Museum Senckenbergianum, Frankfurt am Main, 1 (6): 27-62.
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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.
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The type material of Latastia l. longicaudata (REUSS, 1834) most probably originates from the vicinity of
Mitsiwa in Eritrea. The distribution limit of L. longicaudata in north-eastern Africa is discussed. So far, this lizard has
not been recorded from north of Jabal Elba in extreme south-eastern Egypt.