Hottentotta hottentotta occurs in a wide area in western and central Africa which includes the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Tschad, Cape Verde, Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
H. hottentotta is rather calm, they will only threaten when disturbed over a longer period. This species hides underneath stones and bark, digging shallow cavities without any tunnels. During night they are quite active and stride around. This behavior changes in gravid females. They will sit outside their hideouts during day, too, near to the source of heat. After this behavior is present, littering will take place within a few weeks. With the young on their backs the females are much more aggressive and threaten immediately when disturbed. Stinging attempts happen seldom nevertheless.
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Hottentotta |
| Species: | Hottentotta |
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