Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
Widespread and common within its overall range in South Africa and Eswatini [Swaziland], with no known reduction in distribution or major threats to habitats. The species is therefore considered Least Concern.
Distribution
This species is near-endemic to South Africa, with some records in western Eswatini [Swaziland]. It is found from the Eastern Cape Province, northwards through KwaZulu-Natal, eastern Mpumalanga and into northern Limpopo. The northernmost population is isolated in the Soutpansberg mountain range (Jacobsen 1989), but survey record from the Wolkberg fills a distribution gap between the Soutpansberg and northern Mpumalanga localities (Bates et al. 2014).
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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.},
publisher = {Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute},
title = {Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland},
year = {2014}
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,@book{2817,
address = {Cape Town},
author = {Branch, W.R.},
publisher = {Struik Publishers},
title = {Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Second Edition},
year = {1998}
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,@techreport{5336,
address = {Pretoria, South Africa},
author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
institution = {Chief Directorate of Nature and Environmental Conservation},
title = {The distribution and conservation status of reptiles and amphibians in the Transvaal. Final Report Project TN 6/4/1/30},
year = {1989}
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