Red List of South African Species

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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Bryan Maritz Marius Burger
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: Michael Bates Juan-Jacques Forgus Krystal Tolley Luke Verburgt

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria||)

Widespread and common, with no known threats.

Distribution

A southern African endemic with two widely separated populations, one in north-central Namibia and the other in southeastern Botswana, extending into South Africa (Broadley 1990, 1991, Spawls and Branch 1995, Branch 1998, Marais 2004, Dobiey and Vogel 2007). Most of the records from South Africa are in Limpopo and Gauteng provinces, but the southernmost record (Bates et al. 2014) is from the Kuruman region of the Northern Cape. It is likely that the species also occurs in North-West Province.

Population trend

Trend

The population is suspected to be stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization.

Conservation

No conservation actions are recommended, but research into the species distribution and its relationship to Atractaspis bibronii should be investigated by means of a molecular assessment.

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}
}
,@techreport{5336,
 address = {Pretoria, South Africa},
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
 institution = {Chief Directorate of Nature and Environmental Conservation},
 title = {The distribution and conservation status of reptiles and amphibians in the Transvaal. Final Report Project TN 6/4/1/30},
 year = {1989}
}
,@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}
}
,@book{110133193,
 address = {Halfway House, South Africa},
 author = {Spawls, S. and Branch, W.R.},
 publisher = {Southern Book Publishers},
 title = {The Dangerous Snakes of Africa},
 year = {1995}
}
,@article{17364176,
 author = {Broadley, D.G.},
 journal = {Arnoldia (Zimbabwe)},
 pages = {495--517},
 title = {A review of the southern African stiletto snakes of the genus <i>Atractaspis</i> A. Smith (Serpentes: Atractaspididae)},
 volume = {9(36)},
 year = {1991}
}
,@book{17364176,
 address = {Frankfurt um Maun, Germany},
 author = {Dobiey, M. and Vogel, G.},
 publisher = {Edition Chimaira},
 title = {Venomous Snakes of Africa},
 year = {2007}
}
,]
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