This species occupies a small area of 1,300 km2 (38% of which is in protected areas) in the broad-leafed woodland savannahs associated with the Okavango River in Namibia, and the Kunene River near Ruacana. It is seasonal in its appearance, occurring there only in the wetter months. Elsewhere in southern Africa, it is found in northern Botswana, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa, with a reporting rate in Namibia of less than 4%.