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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Graham Alexander
Facilitators: Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: Buyisile Makhubo Werner Conradie Adrian Armstrong Bryan Maritz

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and common with no known substantial threats.

Distribution

Occurs from southern Zambia, southern Malawi, northern and eastern Zimbabwe and central and southern Mozambique, southwards to Eswatini (Swaziland) and the northeastern parts of South Africa, including the provinces of Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal (Broadley and Broadley 1999). Two outlier records in the North-West Province (see Jacobsen 1989; Bates et al. 2014) require confirmation and are not included as part of the current distribution.

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.

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{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}
}
,@article{178203,
 author = {Adalsteinsson, S.A., Branch, W.R., Trapé, S., Vitt, L.J. and Hedges, S.B.},
 journal = {Zootaxa},
 pages = {1--50},
 title = {Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)},
 volume = {2244},
 year = {2009}
}
,@article{178203,
 author = {Broadley, D.G. and Broadley, S.},
 journal = {Syntarsus},
 pages = {1--36},
 title = {A review of the African worm snakes from south of the latitude 12°S (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae)},
 volume = {5},
 year = {1999}
}
,@article{44979834,
 author = {Broadley, D.G. and Watson, C.},
 journal = {Occasional Papers National Museums and Monuments, Rhodesia,  B. Natural Sciences},
 number = {8},
 pages = {465--510},
 title = {A revision of the worm snakes of southeastern Africa (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae)},
 volume = {5},
 year = {1976}
}
,]
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