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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: John Measey
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: Graham Alexander Adriaan Jordaan Jody Taft

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and common, not considered to be threatened.

Distribution

The most widely distributed species of Zygaspis, occurring from northern South Africa through Namibia, Botswana, southern Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia, southern Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Malawi and Mozambique (Saiff 1970, Broadley and Broadley 1997). It is on the periphery of its range in South Africa, where it occurs in Limpopo, the western parts of North-West Province and the northern half of Northern Cape, but still has a large extent of occurrence of more than 554,000 km2   at elevation between 250 and 1,200 m a.s.l.

Population trend

Trend

The population is estimated to be stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

The species is not used or traded.

Conservation

None recommended.

References 

[@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{196971,
 author = {Broadley, D.G. and Broadley, S.},
 journal = {Syntarsus},
 pages = {1--23},
 title = {A revision of the African genus <i>Zygaspis</i> Cope (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia)},
 volume = {4},
 year = {1997}
}
,@article{196971,
 author = {Saiff, E.I.},
 journal = {Herpetologica},
 pages = {86--119},
 title = {Geographical variation in the genus <i>Zygaspis</i> (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia)},
 volume = {26},
 year = {1970}
}
,@article{196971,
 author = {Conradie, W., Doucette-Riise, S., Vanhooydonck, B., Engelbrecht, H. Measey, J. and Tolley, K.A.},
 journal = {African Herp News},
 pages = {35--41},
 title = {Herpetological Survey of Rooipoort Nature Reserve, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.},
 volume = {53},
 year = {2011}
}
,]
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