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, occurring in a number of Protected Areas, and is therefore not considered to be under substantial threats.

Distribution

This species is found in southern Namibia and northwestern South Africa, just entering southwestern Botswana (Broadley 2000). Within South Africa it is found in the central and northern parts of the Northern Cape in a pattern that appears to track the Hartebees River Basin (Bates et al. 2014).


Population trend

Trend

The population is regarded as stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization or trade reported.

Conservation

No conservation actions 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}
}
,@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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