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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Aaron Bauer Werner Conradie Johan Marais
Contributors: Josh Weeber
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: John Measey Alex Rebelo Nicolas Telford Josh Weeber

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Has a small range within South Africa but is abundant and not under any substantial threats.

Distribution

Endemic to Namibia and the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Found from southern and central Namibia to Lekkersing in the southern Richtersveld in South Africa (Branch 1994, Bauer and Branch 2003 [2001], Griffin 2003, Bates et al. 2014). In 2012 a single animal was recorded in the Namakwa National Park (Northern Cape Province), extending the southerly distribution of this species. The extent of occurrence in South Africa is ca. 8,200 km2.


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 or trade known.

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}
}
,@techreport{9160,
 author = {Griffin, M.},
 institution = {Namibia Wissenschlaftliche Gesellschaft (NWG), Windhoek},
 title = {Annotated Checklist and Provisional National Conservation Status of Namibian Reptiles},
 year = {2003}
}
,@article{10241,
 author = {Bauer, A.M. and Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Herpetological Natural History},
 pages = {111--160},
 title = {The herpetofauna of the Richtersveld National Park and the adjacent northern Richtersveld, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa},
 volume = {8},
 year = {2003}
}
,@article{120694885,
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Herpetological Natural History},
 number = {1},
 pages = {1--11},
 title = {Herpetofauna of the Sperrgebeit region of southern Namibia},
 volume = {2},
 year = {1994}
}
,@article{44979080,
 author = {Berger-Dell’mour, H.},
 journal = {Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa},
 pages = {5--8},
 title = {Some new data on the herpetology of South West Africa},
 volume = {33},
 year = {1987}
}
,]
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