Ceriagrion katamborae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	INSECTA	ODONATA	COENAGRIONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Ceriagrion katamborae

Species Authority:

Pinhey, 1961

Common Name/s:

English

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Katambora Orange

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Kipping, J.

Reviewer/s:

Suhling, F. (Odonata Red List Authority) & Pollock, C.M. (IUCN Red List Unit)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species is known mainly from the Okavango Delta. It may be more widespread in southern Africa, but there are no data available to confirm this at present. More data are needed to be able to assess this beyond Data Deficient.

History:

2007

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Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to southern Africa region. Most of the known population occurs In the Okavango Delta and Panhandle (most recently recorded in 2006). It also is recorded from one record from the Zambezi River area.
Countries:	Native: Botswana; Namibia; Zambia
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Population [top]

Population:	Can be locally common (Kipping pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Found in and around swamps.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Major threats to the species are unknown. Wetland degradation and insecticide spraying for tsetse fly control in the Okavango Delta are potential threats.

Major Threat(s):

Major threats to the species are unknown. Wetland degradation and insecticide spraying for tsetse fly control in the Okavango Delta are potential threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	More research is needed to gather data on range, habitat status, population status, conservation measures, trends/monitoring, and threats.

Conservation Actions:

More research is needed to gather data on range, habitat status, population status, conservation measures, trends/monitoring, and threats.

Citation:	Kipping, J. 2010. Ceriagrion katamborae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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