Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
Listed as Least Concern as the species is relatively widespread, and, while not common, is well known, well studied and well represented in protected areas. There are no obvious major threats, and there is no reason to infer a decline, but continued population monitoring is necessary.
Distribution
This species is endemic to South Africa, where it occurs widely in Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, and Western Cape provinces, with a single record from the North West province. The occurrence of G. ocularis in KwaZulu-Natal, due to a single skin collected in 1915 some 400 km from its known range, is doubtful (Taylor et al. 1994).
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