The specific name, stoliczkai, is in honor of Moravian zoologist Ferdinand Stoliczka.

[3] A. stoliczkai is found in India (Kashmir, Karoo/Dras, Ladakh) and western China.

[2] The type locality given by Steindachner is "bei Karoo, nördlich von Dras, Kashmir ".

[2] The preferred natural habitats of A. stoliczkai are desert, grassland, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 2,300–3,700 m (7,500–12,100 ft).

[2] Most authorities, most recently Bauer et al. 2013, now consider Böhme's mountain gecko to be a subspecies of this species (A. s.