 It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo & Uganda.The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.Origin and phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.