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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Corinna Bazelet Piotr Naskrecki
Reviewers: Axel Hochkirch Mark Bushell

Rationale

The threat status of the Zulu Shieldback is Least Concern because it has a relatively large extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, and, due to its occurrence within sparsely inhabited regions which are unsuitable for cultivation and development, its geographic range is not expected to be severely fragmented or to experience decline or extreme fluctuations presently or in the foreseeable future.  

Distribution

The Zulu Shieldback (Zuludectes modestus) occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa, and the southernmost tip of Mozambique.

Population trend

Trend

No information on population sizes or trends is available.

Threats

The greatest threat to this species is habitat destruction, but due to its widespread distribution in sparsely inhabited regions which are unsuitable for cultivation and development, it is not directly threatened.

Uses and trade

This species is not utilized.

Conservation

No specific conservation measures are in place for this species but it is known to occur in at least two protected areas, Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

 

References 

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