Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
This species has a wide distribution and occurs in several large protected areas. There are no known substantial threats to the species or its habitat.
Distribution
This species is widely distributed in southern Africa, from Angola and Namibia, through Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and northern South Africa. In South Africa, it is found in Limpopo, northern Gauteng and adjacent western Mpumalanga provinces. Also occurs in Maputaland, the KwaZulu-Natal coast and southern Mozambique (FitzSimons 1943, Branch 1998, Bates et al. 2014).
[@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{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}
}
,]
