From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

Range Description

This species is endemic to South Africa, where it ranges from Namaqualand, southward in sandy areas to the Western Cape, and eastwards along the coast to Port Alfred. It occurs in low-lying areas.

Habitat and Ecology

It lives in fynbos heath land and succulent karroo shrubland, and also in agricultural land. It breeds in both temporary and semi-permanent water in pans, pools, vleis and dams, in flat, sandy areas.

Population

It is a very abundant species with large populations.

Population Trend

Stable

Major Threats

Local populations are probably impacted by the spread of alien vegetation (leading to a lowering of water table), and by agricultural and urban expansion, but overall this species is not significantly threatened.

Conservation Actions

It occurs in several protected areas.

Citation

Alan Channing, Leslie Minter 2004. Tomopterna delalandii. In: IUCN 2012