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Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Although it has a small extent of occurrence (ca 7,700 km²), this species occurs on the slopes of the Lebombo Mountains and is considered secure with no known immediate threats. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to the southern African subregion. Occurs on the Lebombo mountain range in South Africa (eastern Mpumalanga, northeastern KwaZulu-Natal), Eswatini [Swaziland] and Mozambique (Jacobsen 1994, Bates et al. 2014).

Habitat View more ecological information

Population trend

Trend

There is currently no information available on population sizes or trends but the species is inferred to be stable given that most of its distribution is not impacted.

Threats

There are no obvious threats to this population, which occurs along an extensive mountain range that cannot be used for any form of agriculture or development. However, some subpopulations, such as those in the south, could be indirectly affected by land transformation though small scale agriculture which has increased in the area in the last decades (Geo Terra Image 2015, 2016).

Uses and trade

This species is not known to be traded.

Conservation

No conservation actions are recommended; it occurs in some protected areas.

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.},
 publisher = {Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute},
 title = {Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland},
 year = {2014}
}
,@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}
}
,@article{110163858,
 author = {Geo Terra Image},
 title = {Technical Report: 2013/2014 South African National Land Cover Dataset version 5, Pretoria },
 year = {2015}
}
,@article{110163858,
 author = {Geo Terra Image},
 title = {Technical Report: 1990 South African National Land Cover Dataset version 5.2. Pretoria},
 year = {2016}
}
,@article{110164693,
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
 journal = {South African Journal of Zoology},
 number = {2},
 pages = {132--143},
 title = {The <i>Platysaurus intermedius</i> complex (Sauria: Cordylidae) in the Transvaal, South Africa, with descriptions of three new taxa},
 volume = {29},
 year = {1994}
}
,]

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