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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Aaron Bauer Werner Conradie Johan Marais
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: John Measey Alex Rebelo Nicolas Telford

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Fairly widespread and common, hence assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to southern Africa region. They are found from St. Lucia Village and Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and eastern Mpumalanga provinces (South Africa), and in southeastern Eswatini [Swaziland] (Bates et al. 2014), with an extent of occurrence of 90,600 km2. The species  is likely to occur in southern Mozambique but this has not been verified (Pienaar et al. 1983, Broadley 1994).


Population trend

Trend

The population is inferred to be stable. An estimate of the number of existing subpopulations is not possible.

Threats

There are no major threats to this species.

Uses and trade

Not known to be utilized or traded in any way.

Conservation

The range coincides with a number of protected areas. No conservation actions are recommended.

References 

[@electronic{181632,
 address = {www.iucnredlist.org},
 author = {IUCN},
 title = {The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2},
 year = {2018}
}
,@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}
}
,@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{5336,
 author = {Bourquin, O.},
 journal = {Durban Museum Novitates},
 pages = {57--103},
 title = {Reptiles (Reptilia) in KwaZulu-Natal: 1 - diversity and distribution},
 volume = {29},
 year = {2004}
}
,@article{178184,
 author = {Broadley, D.G.},
 journal = {Annals of Natal Museum},
 pages = {237--259},
 title = {The genus <i>Scelotes</i> Fitzinger (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Mozambique, Swaziland and Natal, South Africa},
 volume = {35},
 year = {1994}
}
,@book{178184,
 address = {Pretoria, South Africa},
 author = {Pienaar, U. de V., Haacke, W.D. and Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
 publisher = {National Parks Board},
 title = {The Reptiles of the Kruger National Park},
 year = {1983}
}
,]
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