Red List of South African Species

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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group
Contributors: Alan Channing Andrew A Turner Atherton L de Villiers James Harvey Jeanne Tarrant John Measey Krystal A Tolley Leslie Minter Louis du Preez Marius Burger Michael Cunningham Sarah Davies South African Frog Re-assessment Group (SA-FRoG)
Facilitators: Evie Morris
Reviewers: Simon Stuart

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Listed as Least Concern as this is a wide ranging common species. Threats are localized and therefore negligible to the species as a whole.

Distribution

This species occurs in South Africa and Lesotho, where it has been recorded from the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal Province (South Africa) and coastal regions (0 m asl) from Durban north to Charter's Creek. It is also known from the southern Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa, up to at least 1,800 m asl, perhaps higher. Its distribution is large (Extent of Occurrence is 25,650 km2), and Area of Occupancy (estimated at 2% of EOO: 513 km2) is incompletely known at present.

Population trend

Trend

It appears to be relatively abundant in places where it is found.

Threats

There are no major threats known to the species at this time. Potential future threats are small scale farming and pollution associated with fertilizer and pesticides.

Uses and trade

There are no reports of this species being utilized.

Conservation

No conservation actions are prioritized for this species. It is known from Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho, and Greater Saint Lucia Wetland Park and Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve in South Africa.

References 

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