Parsigecko ziaiei is only known from the type locality, north of Zahin, Iran. It is a ground-dwelling gecko. The holotype and paratype were collected on steep hillsides in Zagros Mountains forest steppe in the Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert habitats. Associated plant species were Prunus scoparia (mountain almond shrubs), Pistacia atlantica (wild pistachio trees), Dodonaea viscosa (clammy hop seed bush), and Astragalus fasciculifolius (a milk vetch).