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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: John Measey
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: Graham Alexander Adriaan Jordaan Jody Taft

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Within South Africa, this species occurs mainly within the protected Kruger National Park. The distribution is moderate in size (extent of occurrence > 17,000 km2) and there are no known specific threats.

Distribution

Endemic to southeastern Africa. Found in southern Mozambique, southeastern Zimbabwe and along the eastern border of the Kruger National Park in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa (Broadley 1997, Bates et al. 2014) with a large estimated extent of occurrence (ca. 17,000 km2).

Decline

None

Population trend

Trend

No quantitative information on population status or trends  is currently available, but the species is inferred to be stable.

Threats

No threats known.

Uses and trade

The species is not used or traded.

Conservation

More comprehensive distribution data is needed from inside and outside South Africa.

References 

[@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}
}
,@article{196957,
 author = {Broadley, D.G., Gans, C. and Visser, J.},
 journal = {Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History},
 pages = {311--485},
 title = {Studies on amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 6. The genera <i>Monopeltis</i> and <i>Dalophia</i> in southern Africa},
 volume = {157},
 year = {1976}
}
,@article{196964,
 author = {Broadley, D.G.},
 journal = {African Journal of Herpetology},
 number = {1},
 pages = {1--12},
 title = {A review of the <i>Monopeltis capensis</i> complex in southern Africa (Reptilia: Amphisbaenidae)},
 volume = {46},
 year = {1997}
}
,]
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