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Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

This species is fairly widespread and considered abundant. There are no tangible threats within its distribution; therefore it is considered Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to Namaqualand in the Northern and Western Cape provinces, South Africa, from Springbok in the north to Bitterfontein in the south (Branch 1998).

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Population trend

Trend

No information on population size or trends is available, but the species is inferred to be stable given that there are no tangible threats in its range.

Threats

There are minor threats of alien plant infestation and poor fire management in the fynbos sections of the range.

Uses and trade

This species is listed in CITES Appendix II, Only four wild caught individuals have been exported from South Africa for pet trade in 1992 so the pet trade is not considered a threat (UNEP-WCMC 2017). In the 1980s, 100 animals were reported as exported for trade from Tanzania, but this species does not occur there. These likely represent an export of a cordylid species from Tanzania exported under the name Namazonurus peersi.

Conservation

This species is listed in CITES Appendix II; it occurs in one protected area. No conservation actions are recommended.

References

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 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}
}
,@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}
}
,@electronic{3009,
 address = {https://trade.cites.org/},
 author = {UNEP-WCMC},
 title = {CITES Trade Database},
 year = {2017}
}
,@article{5333,
 author = {Stanley, E.L., Bauer, A.M., Jackson, T.R., Branch, W.R. and Mouton, P. le F.N. },
 journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
 pages = {53--70},
 title = {Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)},
 volume = {58},
 year = {2011}
}
,@phdthesis{110162485,
 author = {Fell, R.},
 school = {M.Sc. thesis, University of York},
 title = {Aggregating Behaviour in Peers' Girdled Lizard, <i>Cordylus peersi</i>},
 year = {2005}
}
,]

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