The species is native to western Asia.

The specific name, keyserlingii, is in honor of Alexander von Keyserling, who was a Baltic German geologist and biologist.

[2] T. keyserlingii is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates.

[3] The preferred natural habitat of T. keyserlingii is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).

[1] The holotype of T. keyserlingii has a total length of 15.8 cm (6.2 in), which includes a tail 5.6 cm (2.2 in) long.