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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Michael Bates
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: Werner Conradie Margaretha Hofmeyr Paula Strauss

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and fairly common with  no known threats; therefore considered Least Concern.

Distribution

Occurs in the arid western parts of southern Africa, from southwestern Angola through western Namibia (excluding true deserts) to the Northern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa (Visser 1984, Branch 1998, O'Connor et al. 2006), as far south as the Clanwilliam area and then slightly inland (excluding most of the fynbos region), with outlier records at Karoo National Park and possibly Mannetjiesberg  (unconfirmed sight record, Bates et al. 2014).

Population trend

Trend

The population is considered stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization.

Conservation

None recommended.

References 

[@book{612,
 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}
}
,@book{2817,
 address = {Cape Town},
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 publisher = {Struik Publishers},
 title = {Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Edition},
 year = {1998}
}
,@article{9160,
 author = {Loveridge, A.},
 journal = {Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard},
 pages = {485--543},
 title = {Revision of the African lizards of the family Gerrhosauridae},
 volume = {89(11)},
 year = {1942}
}
,@article{9160,
 author = {Branch, W.R. and Bauer, A.M.},
 journal = {Herpetological Natural History},
 number = {1},
 pages = {47--89},
 title = {Herpetofauna of the Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa with notes on life history and taxonomy},
 volume = {3},
 year = {1995}
}
,@article{10241,
 author = {Bauer, A.M. and Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Herpetological Natural History},
 pages = {111--160},
 title = {The herpetofauna of the Richtersveld National Park and the adjacent northern Richtersveld, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa},
 volume = {8},
 year = {2003}
}
,@article{16939,
 author = {FitzSimons, V.F.M.},
 journal = {Memoirs of the Transvaal Museum},
 pages = {i--xv + 1--528, +24 pls + map},
 title = {The lizards of South Africa},
 volume = {1},
 year = {1943}
}
,@article{169697,
 author = {Branch, W.R. and Braack, H.H.},
 journal = {Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa},
 pages = {26--35},
 title = {Reptiles and amphibians in the Karoo National Park: A surprising diversity. In W.R. Branch (ed.). Proceedings of the First HAA Conference},
 volume = {36},
 year = {1989}
}
,@article{2818,
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 title = {South African Red Data Book – Reptiles and Amphibians.},
 year = {1988}
}
,@article{178341,
 author = {Visser, J.},
 journal = {Landbouweekblad},
 pages = {72--73,75},
 title = {Akkedisse van Suider-Afrika 32. Gepantserde akkedisse - geslepe klein bloustert 'n kulkunstenaar},
 volume = {26-Oct-84},
 year = {1984}
}
,@article{178341,
 author = {O'Connor, D.E., Stuart-Fox, D. and Whiting, M.J.},
 journal = {African Herp News},
 pages = {16--17},
 title = {Geographical distribution: <i>Cordylosaurus subtesselatus</i>.},
 volume = {39},
 year = {2006}
}
,]
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