Neurogomphus zambeziensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
ARTHROPODA |
INSECTA |
ODONATA |
GOMPHIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Neurogomphus zambeziensis |
| Species Authority: |
Cammaerts, 2004 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
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Zambezi Siphontail |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2010 |
| Assessor/s: |
Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Dijkstra, K.-D.B., Clausnitzer, V., Suhling, F., Samways, M., Samraoui, B., Boudot, J.P., Kipping, J. (Odonata Red List Authority) & Allen, D. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
This is a widespread species with no known major widespread threats that is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a threatened category. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. In southern Africa, the species has a relatively wide distribution, occurring in river catchments of the Zambezi and Limpopo. Its occurrence outside the southern Africa region (record from Tanzania) has still to be confirmed.
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| History: |
| 2007 |
– |
Least Concern
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| 2006 |
– |
Least Concern
(IUCN 2006)
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| 2006 |
– |
Least Concern
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
The species has been recorded from Transvaal to Mozambique, Zambia, and probably Tanzania.
In eastern Africa, it has been recorded in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Burundi: unconfirmed record from southern Tanzania.
In southern Africa, this species may be endemic to the southern Africa region. It occurs in the river catchments of the Zambezi and the Limpopo (Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa (Transvaal), Zambia, and Zimbabwe). However, there is also an unconfirmed record from Tanzania. In South Africa, there are only two records: Pafuri, Kruger National Park, and Ndumo, KwaZulu-Natal (Samways 2006). |
| Countries: |
Native: Botswana; Burundi; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
No information is available on overall population size or trends. It appears to be a localised species throughout its range (Samways 2006).
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Rivers in bush, woodland, savanna. Tall grass and other low vegetation near wide, meandering rivers (Samways 2006).
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
In South Africa, major changes to the river systems of the Kruger National Park as a result of the floods of February 2000 may have altered its habitat, particularly that of the larvae (Samways 2006). No information is available from elsewhere in its range.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
In South Africa, further searches for the species are required (Samways 2006). No specific conservation measures are known to be in place or are planned at present.
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