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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Johan Marais Andrew Turner
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: Krystal Tolley

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Although this secretive snake has quite a localized distribution in South Africa and Swaziland, it is fairly widespread elsewhere. In Eswatini (Swaziland) it is considered Near Threatened (Monadjem et al. 2003) but in South Africa it is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to eastern and southeastern Africa. In South Africa, its distribution extends from near Hluhluwe in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, northwards into the eastern parts of Mpumalanga, just entering northeastern Limpopo (Branch 1998, Swanepoel 2010). It also occurs in Eswatini (Swaziland(, Mozambique and Zimbabwe northwards to Uganda and Kenya (Broadley 1990, Bates et al. 2014).

Decline

None

Population trend

Trend

The species is inferred to be stable.

Threats

No known threats.

Uses and trade

Not utilized commercially.

Conservation

None recommended.

References 

[@book{4632,
 address = {Mbabane, Swaziland},
 author = {Monadjem, A., Boycott, R. C., Parker, V. and Culverwell, J.},
 publisher = {Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Communications},
 title = {Threatened Vertebrates of Swaziland. Swaziland Red Data Book: Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals},
 year = {2003}
}
,@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}
}
,@book{10242,
 address = {Parklands, South Africa},
 author = {Broadley, D.G.},
 publisher = {Jonathan Ball and Ad. Donker Publishers},
 title = {FitzSimons' Snakes of Southern Africa},
 year = {1990}
}
,@article{44977877,
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
 journal = {South African Journal of Zoology},
 pages = {318--320},
 title = {A new subspecies of <i>Typhlosaurus lineatus</i> Boulenger 1887 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Venda, southern Africa},
 volume = {22},
 year = {1987}
}
,@article{199575,
 author = {Swanepoel, S.M.},
 journal = {African Herp News},
 pages = {40--41},
 title = {Geographical distribution: <i>Meizodon semiornatus semiornatus</i>},
 volume = {50},
 year = {2010}
}
,]
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