Red List of South African Species

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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Werner Conradie Gavin Masterson
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: John Measey Alex Rebelo Nicolas Telford

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

This is a very common and widespread species with no substantial threats. It occurs in a number of Protected Areas in South Africa.

Distribution

Endemic to the southern parts of Africa, where it is found in South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini (Swaziland), Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and western Zambia (Branch 1998, Broadley 2000). Populations on the Inyanga Mountains of Zimbabwe and the Liuwa Plain in Zambia appear to be isolated and relictual (Branch 1998, Broadley 2000). It is widespread throughout most of South Africa (Bates et al. 2014), but absent from much of the central Northern Cape Province and the coastal parts of the former Transkei in the Eastern Cape Province (Venter and Conradie 2015).

Population trend

Trend

The population is considered stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no utilization or trade known.

Conservation

No conservation actions recommended.

References 

[@article{54359,
 author = {Venter, A.J. and Conradie, W.},
 journal = {Koedoe},
 number = {1},
 pages = {1--25},
 title = {A checklist of the reptiles and amphibians found in the protected areas along the South African Wild Coast, with notes on conservation implications},
 volume = {57},
 year = {2015}
}
,@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. Second Edition},
 year = {1998}
}
,@article{5336,
 author = {De Waal, S.W.P.},
 journal = {Memoirs of the National Museum of Bloemfontein},
 pages = {1--160},
 title = {The Squamata (Reptilia) of the Orange Free State, South Africa},
 volume = {11},
 year = {1978}
}
,@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{110230213,
 author = {Broadley, D.G.},
 journal = {African Journal of Herpetology},
 number = {2},
 pages = {87--110},
 title = {A review of the genus <i>Mabuya</i> in southeastern Africa (Sauria: Scincidae)},
 volume = {49},
 year = {2000}
}
,]
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