Native to:
Andaman Is.,
Angola,
Bangladesh,
Belize,
Brazil Northeast,
Caprivi Strip,
Christmas I.,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Djibouti,
El Salvador,
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Fiji,
Guatemala,
Guinea,
Honduras,
India,
Jawa,
Kenya,
Lesser Sunda Is.,
Madagascar,
Malawi,
Malaya,
Maldives,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Mexico Central,
Mexico Gulf,
Mexico Northeast,
Mexico Northwest,
Mexico Southeast,
Mexico Southwest,
Mozambique,
Myanmar,
Namibia,
New Caledonia,
New Guinea,
Nicaragua,
Northern Provinces,
Northern Territory,
Panamá,
Philippines,
Queensland,
Samoa,
Senegal,
Society Is.,
Solomon Is.,
Somalia,
Sri Lanka,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Thailand,
Tubuai Is.,
Vanuatu,
Venezuela,
Vietnam,
Western Australia,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe
Extinct in:
Cocos (Keeling) Is.
Introduced into:
Chagos Archipelago,
Tonga