Red List of South African Species

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Least Concern (LC)

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and common with no substantial threats. This species is therefore considered Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to southern Africa. Distributed in several disjunct populations across Zimbabwe (Onderstall 1984), the southernmost of which is contiguous with northern Limpopo Province, South Africa (Bates et al. 2014). There is at least one record from central Mozambique, adjacent to the Zimbabwean border (Onderstall 1984, Jacobsen 1989). It may occur in eastern Botswana (Auerbach 1987).

Population trend

Trend

The population is inferred to be stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization.

Conservation

None recommended.

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