It is present in Sicily and Ustica (C. s. sicula), in the Egadi Islands (C. s. aegatensis) and in Gozo (C. s. calypso).
It lives in open environments of gariga and Mediterranean scrub but also within lyce, cork and beech forest formations, from 0 to 1,800 m above sea level. Sometimes it is also present within citrus groves and cultivated areas as well as, rarely, in rural dwellings.