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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Graham Alexander
Contributors: Josh Weeber
Facilitators: Krystal Tolley Neil Cox
Reviewers: Adrian Armstrong Buyisile Makhubo Werner Conradie Bryan Maritz

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and common with no major threats, hence this species is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to southern Africa and limited to the northeastern and eastern parts of South Africa and adjacent Mozambique, probably extending into Eswatini [Swaziland] (Bates et al. 2014, Branch 1998; Broadley 1990). This species has a large extent of occurrence (243,299 km2) and occurs between of 250–1,600 m a.s.l. (Jacobsen 1989). There is an isolated subpopulation in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal (Bates et al. 2014).

Population trend

Trend

There is no information on population size, although it is considered to be a common species and is therefore inferred to be stable.

Threats

There are no known threats to this species.

Uses and trade

Not known to be utilized in any way.

Conservation

No conservation actions are recommended. Its interpreted distribution falls within a number of protected areas.

References 

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 year = {2014}
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,@techreport{5336,
 address = {Pretoria, South Africa},
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
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 year = {1989}
}
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 address = {Parklands, South Africa},
 author = {Broadley, D.G.},
 publisher = {Jonathan Ball and Ad. Donker Publishers},
 title = {FitzSimons' Snakes of Southern Africa},
 year = {1990}
}
,@article{178203,
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 journal = {Zootaxa},
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}
,@article{178203,
 author = {Broadley, D.G. and Broadley, S.},
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 pages = {1--36},
 title = {A review of the African worm snakes from south of the latitude 12°S (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae)},
 volume = {5},
 year = {1999}
}
,@article{44979746,
 author = {Broadley, D.G. and Wallach, V.},
 journal = {Zootaxa},
 pages = {1--78},
 title = {A revision of the genus <i>Leptotyphlops</i> in northeastern Africa and southwestern Arabia (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae)},
 volume = {1408},
 year = {2007}
}
,]
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