Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
This species is widely distributed, with no known substantial threats to the species or its habitats.
Distribution
Meroles ctenodactylus occurs from Sossusvlei in southern Namibia, southwards along the west coast of South Africa in the Northern Cape, to the northern Western Cape Province (Branch 1998, Branch 2013, Bates et al. 2014). In South Africa its range along the west coast extends inland ca. 80 km roughly following the Succulent Karoo Biome (Bates et al. 2014).
[@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. Third Edition},
year = {1998}
}
,@article{196982,
author = {Branch, W.R.},
journal = {African Herp News},
pages = {54--56},
title = {Geographical distribution: <i>Meroles ctenodactylus</i>},
volume = {59},
year = {2013}
}
,]
