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Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

A widespread and common species with no major threats and assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to southern Africa, occurring mainly in the eastern half of the South Africa and in extreme eastern Botswana (Otse) (Broadley and Wallach 2009, Broadley and Blaylock 2013, Bates et al. 2014). A relict subpopulation exists in eastern Zimbabwe (Nyange and Chimanimani Districts) (Broadley and Blaylock 2013), and another may be present in adjacent Mozambique (Broadley 1990). The South African Reptile Conservation Atlas data (Bates et al. 2014) also suggests that the species occurs in the southernmost parts of Mozambique, giving a total extent of occurrence of more than 736,000 km².

Habitat View more ecological information

Population trend

Trend

The population trends are inferred to be stable because this species is widespread and common.

Threats

This species is common and widespread. It is not thought to be threatened.

Uses and trade

Not utilized or traded.

Conservation

No direct conservation actions are recommended. It is present within many protected areas.

References

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 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}
}
,@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}
}
,@book{10242,
 address = {Parklands, South Africa},
 author = {Broadley, D.G.},
 publisher = {Jonathan Ball and Ad. Donker Publishers},
 title = {FitzSimons' Snakes of Southern Africa},
 year = {1990}
}
,@book{23102,
 address = {Frankfurt am Main},
 author = {Broadley, D.G. and Blaylock, R.},
 publisher = {Edition Chimaira},
 title = {The Snakes of Zimbabwe and Botswana},
 year = {2013}
}
,@article{22476160,
 author = {Broadley, D.G. and Wallach, V.},
 journal = {Zootaxa},
 pages = {1--100},
 title = {A review of the eastern and southern African blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae), excluding  <i>Letheobia</i> Cope, with the description of two new genera and a new species},
 volume = {2255},
 year = {2009}
}
,]

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