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Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria|)

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

Distribution

Occurs across most of sub-Saharan Africa. There is an isolated relict population near Gobabis in Namibia (Branch 1998, Uetz 2012). In South Africa, the species has a disjunct distribution, with populations in the Western and Eastern Cape provinces potentially isolated from one another, as well as from the main population further north. Some records in the Northern Cape Province (Visser 1984) are slightly out of the species' range and therefore require confirmation before being considered as part of the range (Bates et al. 2014).

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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{5336,
 author = {De Waal, S.W.P.},
 journal = {Memoirs of the National Museum of Bloemfontein},
 pages = {1--160},
 title = {The Squamata (Reptilia) of the Orange Free State, South Africa},
 volume = {11},
 year = {1978}
}
,@techreport{5336,
 address = {Pretoria, South Africa},
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
 institution = {Chief Directorate of Nature and Environmental Conservation},
 title = {The distribution and conservation status of reptiles and amphibians in the Transvaal. Final Report Project TN 6/4/1/30},
 year = {1989}
}
,@article{9160,
 author = {Bates, M.F., Tolley, K.A., Edwards, S., Davids, Z., da Silva, J.M. and Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Zootaxa},
 number = {5},
 pages = {465--493},
 title = {A molecular phylogeny of the African plated lizards, genus <i>Gerrhosaurus</i>  Wiegmann, 1828 (Squamata: Gerrhosauridae), with the description of two new  genera},
 volume = {3750},
 year = {2013}
}
,@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}
}
,@electronic{13152251,
 address = {http://www.reptile-database.org/.},
 author = {Uetz, P.},
 title = {The  Reptile Database},
 year = {2012}
}
,]

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