Rationale
This species has a small range (extent of occurrence 646 km2) of which more than half is heavily transformed and has declined slightly from the estimated historical distribution. Much of the distribution, however, is within protected areas and the species cannot be considered severely fragmented as there are number of large habitat patches remaining. However, given the heavy land transformation in the majority of its range and that it is a habitat specialist that probably does not tolerate habitat alteration, this species is assessed as Near Threatened as it almost qualifies for a threatened listing under criterion B1ab(i,ii,iii,v).
Threats
Afroedura multiporis has a small range, much of which is heavily transformed through afforestation (Jacobsen 1988). The construction of the Ebenezer Dam impacted a portion of this species range (Onderstall 1984). Comparison of original vegetation extent at 2,000 m (with a lower buffer from about 1,200 m elevation) with the South African National Landcover maps from 1990 and 2013 (Geo Terra Image 2015, 2016) shows about half the historical distribution has been lost, with much of the remaining range contracted into small fragments. It is unlikely that the species can disperse between the remaining fragments. We therefore consider the metapopulation process to be disrupted.
