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Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

This species has a moderately sized range (extent of occurrence > 11,000 km²) but the habitat where it occurs is not under major threats of landuse change. It is therefore considered Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to the greater Cederberg Mountains in the Western and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa, from the Koue Bokkeveld in the south, along the eastern fringes of the Cederberg to the Bokkeveld Mountains in the north (Nieuwoudtville district) (Mouton et al. 1992, Bates et al. 2014). It has a moderately large distribution with an extent of occurrence greater than 11,000 km².

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Population trend

Trend

No information on population status or trends is currently available, but the species is inferred to be stable. The species has been found to be common within its range (Mouton et al. 1992).

Threats

Occurs in mountainous terrain where there are no tangible threats.

Uses and trade

This species is listed in CITES Appendix II, but There were a number of exports listed as ‘captive bred’ for trade during the 1990s but there were no original CITES exports registered from South Africa to any countries (Columbia and Guyana) from which these captive bred exports originated (UNEP-WCMC 2017). Therefore, the legality of those captive bred individuals must be questioned given the species is endemic to South Africa. Regardless, no exports for trade have been made in recent years under CITES so it is unlikely that trade is impacting this species.

Conservation

This species is listed in CITES Appendix II. No conservation actions are recommended; it occurs in many protected areas across its wide range.

References

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 address = {Pretoria},
 author = {Bates, M.F., Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M., Burger, M., Marais, J., Alexander, G.J. and de Villiers, M.S.},
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 year = {2017}
}
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 author = {Mouton, P. le F.N., Visser, J.D. and Van Wyk, J.H.},
 journal = {South African Journal of Zoology},
 pages = {35--37},
 title = {Morphological variation in the girdled lizard <i>Cordylus mclachlani</i> Mouton 1986 from South Africa},
 volume = {27},
 year = {1992}
}
,@article{5340,
 author = {Mouton, P. le F.N.},
 journal = {South African Journal of Zoology},
 pages = {319--324},
 title = {Description of a new species of <i>Cordylus</i> Laurenti (Reptilia: Cordylidae) from the south-western Cape, South Africa},
 volume = {21},
 year = {1986}
}
,]

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