| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Odonata | Synlestidae |
| Scientific Name: | Chlorolestes conspicuus | |||
| Species Authority: | Selys, 1862 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Date Assessed: | 2007-04-01 |
| Assessor(s): | Suhling, F. |
| Reviewer(s): | Kipping, J., Simaika, J.P., Samways, M.J., Suhling, F. (Odonata Red List Authority) & Pollock, C.M. (IUCN Red List Unit) |
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Justification: This endemic South African species is not under any major threat at present and no major population declines have been observed. It is assessed as Least Concern. |
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| Range Description: | This species is endemic to South Africa. |
| Countries occurrence: | Native: South Africa |
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| Population: | There is no information on population size or trends. | ||
| Current Population Trend: |  Stable | ||
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Streams and rivers in open and wooded country (Tarboton and Tarboton 2005), with well-vegetated banks (Samways 1999). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | There are no major threats known to be affecting the species at present. |
| Conservation Actions: | Although not threatened at present, removal of bank vegetation should be prevented (Samways 1999). |
| Citation: | Suhling, F. 2010. Chlorolestes conspicuus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T63203A12628664. . Downloaded on 26 September 2016. |
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