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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Michael Bates Martin Whiting
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: Graham Alexander Adriaan Jordaan Paula Strauss Jody Taft

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and relatively common with no major threats, hence it is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, South Africa, occurring along the eastern escarpment and associated mountain ranges, mainly in Sekhukune district (Bates et al. 2014).

Population trend

Trend

No information currently available but inferred to be stable given that it is distributed within an area with relatively low impacts.

Threats

Granite mining is a local threat in some areas (M.J. Whiting pers. obs.). The species has limited dispersal capabilities and this increases its susceptibility to localized habitat destruction.

Uses and trade

This species is not known to be utilized, although other species in the genus can be found in trade.

Conservation

This species occurs in some protected areas. Monitor the extent and intensity of granite mining within the species' distribution. Monitor any pet trade that arises, and quantify extent.

References 

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 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},
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 year = {1989}
}
,@article{110164296,
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G. and Newbery, R.E.},
 journal = {Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa},
 pages = {51--63},
 title = {The genus <i>Platysaurus</i> A. Smith 1844 in the Transvaal},
 volume = {36},
 year = {1989}
}
,]
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