Guinea , Mali, Elfenbeinküste, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger und Nigeria. 

Unterart:

Heliobolus nitidus nitidus  (GÜNTHER, 1872)

Synonyme:

Eremias nitida  GÜNTHER, 1872

Eremias nigerica   KLAPTOCZ, 1913

Typen:

Holotype: unlocated

Terra Typica:

`Western Africa`.


Relevante taxonomische Literatur:

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