The western population (occidentalis of western and central Himalayas) being greyer and paler making the dark patterns stand out in greater contrast.

It is an ornamental plant that is found from the central Himalayas to northern Indo-China.

Northern slope of central Himalaya (Tibet).

It is found in the central Himalayas in India.

These include occidentalis of the western Himalayan foothills (identified by its slightly longer tail), himalayana from the central Himalayas east into Thailand and Vietnam.

Abi Gamin is located in the central Himalayas and at the culminating point of the Zaskar Range.

It is found in the central Himalayas, through western Indonesia to Taiwan.

It is found in the eastern and central Himalayas in China, India, Nepal and Bhutan.

The peak is in the central Himalayas on the Nepal-China border.