This is a wide-ranging endemic taxon from the Western and Eastern Cape provinces in South Africa (EOO 18 302 km<sup>2</sup>). Though the taxonomy remains data deficient, the strength and extent of distribution of known subpopulations means that there is no foreseeable threat to this taxon. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Least Concern. Several new localities over a wide area have been found in the Eastern Cape Province for this species since the previous assessment. It is plentiful in all the areas where it has been found. It should no longer be regarded as Data Deficient. The localities would have existed during the first assessment and it would therefore have been assessed as Least Concern then too, thus the status change to Least Concern is non-genuine.
Distribution
Endemic to the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces in South Africa, from Willowmore in the west to Grahamstown and Bedford in the east, erroneously described from the Northern Cape, where the type locality is recorded as Teekloof Pass in the Fraserburg district.
