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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)

Widespread with no substantial threats.

Distribution

Endemic to southwestern Africa. Occurs from near Windhoek in Namibia southwards to South Africa, where it is found from Namaqualand in the Northern Cape to the western Free State provinces and southwards into the central Karoo in the Western Cape Province (Bates et al. 2014).

Population trend

Trend

Although this species is not commonly encountered, much of its range is in areas that are not heavily impacted. Therefore, it is considered to be stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization apart from some use for the pet trade.

Conservation

None 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}
}
,@book{2817,
 address = {Cape Town},
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 publisher = {Struik Publishers},
 title = {Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Second Edition},
 year = {1998}
}
,@article{5336,
 author = {De Waal, S.W.P.},
 journal = {Memoirs of the National Museum of Bloemfontein},
 pages = {1--160},
 title = {The Squamata (Reptilia) of the Orange Free State, South Africa},
 volume = {11},
 year = {1978}
}
,]
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