Because Cyrtopodion scabrum was originally described in 1827 and Cyrtodactylus basoglui was described in 1982, Cyrtodactylus basoglui is a junior synonym of Cyrtopodion scabrum.

C. scabrum is found in West Asia (Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen), South Asia (Afghanistan, India and Pakistan) and parts of North Africa (Egypt and Sudan, though the latter's origin is uncertain).

[1] It is possibly extinct in Eritrea, though its origin is uncertain in this region, and an introduced population is present in Iran and the United States (Texas).

[1] In the United States, C. scabrum has been introduced in Arizona and Texas.

A breeding population has been established in Galveston, Texas, in the area of the commercial shipping docks.