Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria||)
Widely distributed over several countries. Probably common although not often encountered. No known substantial threats.
Distribution
Enters the South Africa and Eswatini (Swaziland) in the northeast, but is widely distributed northwards through southern Mozambique and Zimbabwe into eastern Africa as far north as South Sudan, and westwards into the Democratic Republic of Congo (Broadley 1990, Branch 1998, Bates et al. 2014). Occurs in the South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga; the single record from northeastern Swaziland (Boycott 1992) represents the southernmost limit of the range. A recent record extends the distribution westwards to the Medike Mountain Sanctuary in the Soutpansberg mountains (Anon. 2017).
There are no substantial threats for this subspecies.
Uses and trade
There is no known utilization.
Conservation
The Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatus complex should be revised in order to evaluate the taxonomic status of the various subspecies (A. l. lunulatus, A. l. scortecci and A. l. nigrocollaris).
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