Natural range consists of most of Namibia north into southwestern Angola and south into southwestern Botswana and northwestern South Africa, where it inhabits desert scrub, brush, and dry woodland.<\/p>

Widely kept as a pet, which has resulted in several escapee or introduced populations.\u00a0 The largest is in central and southern Arizona, where it is well established in the Phoenix metropolitan area and expanding south and east through Tucson and beyond.<\/p>

Introduced populations are also established in Johannesburg, South Africa, and in Hawaii, on Maui (mainly Kihei, but expanding) and the Big Island (mainly Waikoloa, but also south to Kealakekua).<\/p>

Much smaller populations are more tenuously established in the West Indies (on Grand Bahama and Puerto Rico) and on the Iberian Peninsula, along south coast of Portugal and into southern Spain (Isla Cristina and M\u00e1laga).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t