C. butleri is found in Mozambique, South Sudan, and Tanzania.

[3] The specific name, butleri, is in honor of English zoologist Arthur Lennox Butler (1873–1939),[4] who was the son of Edward Arthur Butler.

The preferred natural habitat of C. butleri is savanna, at altitudes around 400 m (1,300 ft).

[1] C. butleri burrows in soft, sandy soils and leaf litter.

[1] C. butleri is known to prey upon amphisbaenians, and it may also eat snakes.