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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Michael Bates Atherton de Villiers Werner Conradie
Contributors: Stuart Nielsen
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: John Measey Alex Rebelo Nicolas Telford

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

A widespread and common subspecies with no major threats, hence is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Near endemic to southern Africa where it has an extensive range, with an extent of occurrence of more than 680,000 km2. Occurs in southern Angola, most of Namibia except the Namib Desert, most of Botswana (but is likely replaced in the east by Agama armata, although accurate distributional data is lacking) and the western half of South Africa (McLachlan 1981, Visser 1984). In South Africa, A. a. aculeata is widely distributed in the Northern Cape, western parts of the North-West Province, Free State and Eastern Cape provinces, and the eastern parts of the Western Cape. Records in the eastern parts of the Northern Cape Province needs to be investigated, as this species co-occurs with A. hispida. Furthermore records from the eastern part of the range needs to be verified whether they may represent A. a. distanti, especially if it turns out the later to be a valid species.

Population trend

Trend

The population is considered to be stable given that the species is widespread and common.

Threats

There are no major threats to this subspecies.

Uses and trade

The taxon is not used or traded.

Conservation

Occurs in a large number of protected areas across its range. No additional conservation measures are recommended.

References 

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}
,@article{170370,
 author = {Visser, J.},
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 pages = {58--59, 61, 63},
 title = {Akkedisse van Suider-Afrika 24. Stekel-koggelmanders boer maklik ondergronds},
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}
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 author = {Leaché, A.D., Wagner, P., Linkem, C.W., Böhme, W., Papenfuss, T.J., Chong, R.A., Lavin, B.R., Bauer, A.M., Nielsen, S.V., Greenbaum, E. and Rödel, M.O.},
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 volume = {79},
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 address = {Pretoria, South Africa},
 author = {Branch, W.R., Tolley, K.A., Cunningham, M., Bauer, A.M., Alexander, G., Harrison, J.A., Turner, A.A. and Bates, M.F.},
 publisher = {South African National Biodiversity Institute},
 title = {A Plan for Phylogenetic Studies of Southern African Reptiles: Proceedings of a Workshop held at Kirstenbosch, February 2006},
 year = {2006}
}
,@phdthesis{17450282,
 author = {Nielsen, S.V.},
 school = {University of Mississippi.},
 title = {The biotic effects of Tertiary geo-climatic change in the southern hemisphere},
 year = {2016}
}
,]
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