Red List of South African Species

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Least Concern (LC)

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread within South Africa and extending into southern African. No known substantial threats.

Distribution

Found from South Africa and Eswatini (Swaziland) northwards through Zimbabwe, eastern Zambia and further north through East Africa to southern Somalia (Broadley 1990). In South Africa it is found from Empangeni in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal,  eastern Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces where it occurs as far west as the Mokolo Dam near Lephalale (Bates et al. 2014).

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

None recommended.

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