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Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

This is a common and widespread species found in many of the official protected areas in South Africa.

Distribution

This species has a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa; found in Kenya, Tanzania, southeastern Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini (Swaziland) and northeastern South Africa (Broadley and Bauer 1998, Broadley 2000). In South Africa it occurs in northern KwaZulu-Natal, northeastern Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the northern parts of Gauteng provinces (Bates et al. 2014).

Habitat View more ecological information

Population trend

Trend

The population is regarded as being stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization or trade.

Conservation

No conservation actions recommended.

References

[@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}
}
,@article{110230213,
 author = {Broadley, D.G.},
 journal = {African Journal of Herpetology},
 number = {2},
 pages = {87--110},
 title = {A review of the genus <i>Mabuya</i> in southeastern Africa (Sauria: Scincidae)},
 volume = {49},
 year = {2000}
}
,@article{178196,
 author = {Broadley, D.G. and Bauer, A.M.},
 journal = {African Journal of Herpetology},
 number = {2},
 pages = {43--58},
 title = {A review of the <i>Mabuya quinquetaeniata</i> complex in East Africa (Sauria: Scincidae)},
 volume = {47},
 year = {1998}
}
,@article{178196,
 author = {Broadley, D.G.},
 journal = {Nyala},
 pages = {29--36},
 title = {An annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of Mulanje Mountain},
 volume = {21},
 year = {2001}
}
,]

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