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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Krystal Tolley Andrew Turner
Reviewers: Werner Conradie Margaretha Hofmeyr Paula Strauss

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

This species occurs over a large area with few anthropogenic impacts, and can be locally abundant. There are no substantial threats at present.

Distribution

This species is widely distributed from Angola in the west and Tanzania in the east, southwards through Zimbabwe, central Mozambique, Botswana, eastern Namibia, and the northern and northeastern regions of South Africa (Branch 1998, Spawls et al. 2002, Bates et al. 2014). Within South Africa it is found in the provinces of Limpopo, northern Gauteng, northern Mpumalanga, northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, North-West, northwestern Free State, and the northeastern region of the Northern Cape (Bates et al. 2014).

Population trend

Trend

The population is suspected to be stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization.

Conservation

No conservation recommendations.

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{41227,
 author = {Edwards, S., Vanhooydonck, B., Herrel, A., Measey, G.J. and Tolley, K.},
 journal = {PLoS One},
 number = {12},
 pages = {1--9},
 title = {Convergent evolution associated with habitat decouples phenotype from phylogeny in a clade of lizards},
 volume = {7},
 year = {2012}
}
,@article{41227,
 author = {Edwards, S., Branch, W.R., Vanhooydonck, B., Herrel, A., Measey, G.J. and Tolley, K.A.},
 journal = {Zootaxa},
 number = {2},
 pages = {101--114},
 title = {Taxonomic adjustments in the systematics of southern African lacertid lizards (Sauria: Lacertidae)},
 volume = {3669},
 year = {2013}
}
,@article{178302,
 author = {Engleder, A., Haring, E., Kirchhof, S. and Mayer, W. },
 journal = {Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research},
 number = {1},
 pages = {1--12},
 title = {Multiple nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences provide new insight into the phylogeny of South African Lacertids (Lacertidae, Eremiadinae)},
 volume = {51},
 year = {2013}
}
,@book{110159014,
 address = {San Diego, San Francisco, New York, Boston, London},
 author = {Spawls, S., Howell, K.M., Drewes, R.C. and Ashe, J.},
 publisher = {Academic Press, Elsevier Science},
 title = {A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa},
 year = {2002}
}
,]
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