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

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Has a large range (extent of occurrence ca 34,000 km2) and is abundant despite there being heavy habitat alteration in some areas. Because it is widespread and abundant, it is considered Least Concern.

Distribution

A South African endemic that occurs in the Western Cape Province from Mossel Bay in the east to near Saldanha Bay in the west, with records from Robben Island (Bates et al. 2014). There appear to be five distinct subpopulations, with substantial gaps between some of them.

Population trend

Trend

No information on population size or trend is currently available.

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 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}
}
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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}
}
,@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}
}
,@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{19954,
 author = {Heideman, N.J., Mulcahy, D.G., Sites, J.W., Hendricks, M.G. and Daniels, S.R. },
 journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
 pages = {823--833},
 title = {Cryptic diversity and morphological convergence in threatened species of fossorial skinks in the genus <i>Scelotes</i> (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Western Cape Coast of South Africa: Implications for species boundaries, digit reduction and conservation},
 volume = {61},
 year = {2011}
}
,]
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