Verbreitung / Distribution: Kamerun, Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of South Sudan (RSS), Sudan (Jumhūriyyat)
Type locality:
„Amerika"; corrected to “Kamerun” (MERTENS 1938: 37). Neotype from Mokolo, Margui-Wandala Province, northern Cameroon
Introduced to Madagascar and Comoro Island.
Introduced to Madeira (WAGNER et al. 2012)
Introduced to the Cape Verde Islands (VASCONCELOS et al. 2009).
Introduced to Florida (USA)
Trivialname / Common name: E: Common Agama, Rainbow Lizard
G: Siedleragame