Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
Widespread and common, occurring mainly in areas without major anthropogenic disturbances; hence it is assessed as Least Concern.
Distribution
Endemic to South Africa where it occurs from the southwestern Free State, southwards along the inland escarpment and northern Cape Fold Mountains of the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape provinces (Bates et al. 2014).
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