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Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and found in areas with relatively little habitat transformation. It is therefore considered Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to Namibia, western Botswana and northwestern South Africa (Broadley 1990, Broadley and Wallach 2009). Within South Africa it occurs only in the Northern Cape Province (Bates et al. 2014). Although not commonly encountered, it is likely to be more widespread than current South African records suggest because the Northern Cape has not been comprehensively surveyed.

Habitat View more ecological information

Population trend

Trend

The population is considered stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization.

Conservation

Conduct surveys to garner better information regarding the distribution range of the species.

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{10242,
 address = {Parklands, South Africa},
 author = {Broadley, D.G.},
 publisher = {Jonathan Ball and Ad. Donker Publishers},
 title = {FitzSimons' Snakes of Southern Africa},
 year = {1990}
}
,@article{22476160,
 author = {Broadley, D.G. and Wallach, V.},
 journal = {Zootaxa},
 pages = {1--100},
 title = {A review of the eastern and southern African blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae), excluding  <i>Letheobia</i> Cope, with the description of two new genera and a new species},
 volume = {2255},
 year = {2009}
}
,]

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