The specific name, elisae (feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of a woman or girl named Elisa, perhaps Franz Werner's wife or daughter; unfortunately, in the original description, he did not specify.

[3] A. elisae is found in southern Turkey (southeastern Anatolia; in only a few areas on the Euphrates River valley) and southeastward to the eastern part of Syria (known only from Abu Kamal and Al Salhyeh) to eastern and northern parts of Iraq and to western Iran.

[1] A. elisae lives at altitudes of 150 to 1,000 m (490 to 3,280 ft) above sea level.

It has also been recorded in caves, and also in ruins in Iran such as old buildings and houses.

[1] A. elisae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).