Ranges from eastern Limpopo Province, South Africa, through southern Mozambique, into the northeastern regions of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. The species may also occur in Eswatini (Swaziland) and Zimbabwe although no records exist from these countries (Bates et al. 2014).
There are no known major threats effecting this species.
Assess the taxonomic status of the two subspecies via a molecular phylogeny.