Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution and presumed large population.
Distribution
This species ranges throughout the Drakensberg and Maluti Mountains in South Africa and Lesotho and along the eastern escarpment of South Africa and Swaziland. Its altitudinal range is 580-2,675 m asl.
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