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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: John Measey
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: Graham Alexander Adriaan Jordaan Jody Taft

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

This species has a moderately sized range (extent of occurrence ca. 11,000 km2)  within South Africa. However, it is common within the region and appears to be tolerant of moderate habitat change. It is therefore considered Least Concern.

Distribution

This species is found across much of southern Africa, in Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and South Africa. In South Africa it occurs along  the coastal plains of northern KwaZulu-Natal Province (Bates et al. 2014). In Mozambique, it ranges as far north as Maputo and the adjacent offshore islands. An isolated population occurs in southeastern Zimbabwe (Broadley 1990, Branch 1998, Broadley and Wallach 2009).

Population trend

Trend

The population is considered to be stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization.

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. Third Edition},
 year = {1998}
}
,@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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