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Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and common and therefore considered Least Concern.

Distribution

Found across much of sub-Saharan Africa. Occurs in South Africa, Eswatini (Swaziland), Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and northwards to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya (Broadley 1990, Branch 1998). In South Africa it is found in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng, North-West Province, northeastern parts of Northern Cape provinces. Historical records (Broadley 1990) near the western border of the Free State Province are considered to be dubious (Bates et al. 2014).

Habitat View more ecological information

Population trend

Trend

The species is widespread and is therefore considered to be stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this subspecies.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization apart from some use in 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}
}
,@book{2817,
 address = {Cape Town},
 author = {Marais, J.},
 publisher = {Struik},
 title = {A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa},
 year = {2004}
}
,@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}
}
,]

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