Red List of South African Species

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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Krystal A Tolley Andrew Turner
Contributors: Josh Weeber
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Ranmali De Silva Harriet Milligan Oliver Wearn Sally Wren Tara Zamin Jennifer Sears Penny Wilson Sarah Lewis Paul Lintott Gary Powney
Reviewers: M.D. Hofmeyr John Measey Alex Rebelo Nicolas Telford

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

A widespread species with a large extent of occurrence (ca 292,000 km2), and no substantial threats to its habitat at present. It is therefore listed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to South Africa, occurring widely over the southern interior from the Orange River in the north to Anysberg in the south and Graaff -Reinett in the east (Bates et al. 2014). Historical, observation records of Pedioplanis laticeps (as Eremia capensis) from localities of the Western Cape coast (Papendorp, Hondeklipbaai and Kleinsee; Burrage 1978) were probably due to mis-identification with Meroles knoxii (Branch 1990, Bates et al. 2014).

Population trend

Trend

The population is inferred to be stable.

Threats

There are no major threats to this species.

Uses and trade

Not known to be utilized or traded.

Conservation

Occurs in some protected areas. No conservation actions are recommended.

References 

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 address = {www.iucnredlist.org},
 author = {IUCN},
 title = {The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2},
 year = {2018}
}
,@article{54573,
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Journal of Herpetological Association of Africa},
 number = {37},
 pages = {17--44},
 title = {The herpetofauna of the Cape Province, South Africa: new distribution records and zoogeography},
 year = {1990}
}
,@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. Second Edition},
 year = {1998}
}
,@article{178741,
 author = {Makokha, J.S., Bauer, A.M., Mayer, W. and Matthee, C.A.},
 journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
 number = {2},
 pages = {622--633},
 title = {Nuclear and mtDNA-based phylogeny of southern African sand lizards, <i>Pedioplanis</i> (Sauria: Lacertidae)},
 volume = {44},
 year = {2007}
}
,@article{178741,
 author = {Burrage, B.R.},
 journal = {Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science},
 number = {3},
 pages = {265--271},
 title = {Reptiles collected from the west coast of the Cape Province, South Africa},
 volume = {81},
 year = {1978}
}
,]
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