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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Michael Bates Aaron Bauer
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal A Tolley
Reviewers: Buyisile Makhubo Adrian Armstrong Werner Conradie Bryan Maritz Josh Weeber

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Has a small extent of occurrence (ca 1,700 km2), but is locally abundant with relatively little habitat loss within its range. It also occurs within several protected areas. This species is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to the granite outcrops of the southern Lowveld of northeast Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Bates et al. 2014, Jacobsen et al. 2014). A specimen (TM 49920) from Farm Scrutton 23MT (as Afroedura transvaalica, see photograph in Pienaar 1978) may be referable to this species and could represent a translocation (Jacobsen et al. 2014).


Decline

Moderate

Population trend

Trend

Reported as locally common (Jacobsen 1988). Given there are relatively little threats to its habitat, the population is inferred to be stable and not severely fragmented.

Threats

May be locally affected by grazing, burning and woodcutting in the future as these activities remove trees typical of the habitat (Jacobsen 1988).

Uses and trade

This species is not known to be utilized or traded.

Conservation

Occurs in some protected areas. No conservation actions are recommended.

References 

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 address = {www.iucnredlist.org},
 author = {IUCN},
 title = {The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2},
 year = {2018}
}
,@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}
}
,@techreport{5336,
 address = {Pretoria, South Africa},
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
 institution = {Chief Directorate of Nature and Environmental Conservation},
 title = {The distribution and conservation status of reptiles and amphibians in the Transvaal. Final Report Project TN 6/4/1/30},
 year = {1989}
}
,@article{196887,
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G., Kuhn, A.L., Jackman, T.R. and Bauer. A.M.},
 journal = {Zootaxa},
 number = {4},
 pages = {451--501. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.1},
 title = {A phylogenetic analysis of the southern African gecko genus <i>Afroedura</i> Loveridge (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of nine new species from Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa},
 volume = {3846},
 year = {2014}
}
,@article{196894,
 author = {Onderstall, D.},
 journal = {Annals of the Transvaal Museum},
 pages = {497--509},
 title = {Descriptions of two new subspecies of <i>Afroedura pondolia</i> (Hewitt) and a discussion of species groups within the genus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)},
 volume = {33},
 year = {1984}
}
,@article{196897,
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
 journal = {Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa},
 pages = {22--25},
 title = {Flat geckos (genus <i>Afroedura</i>) in the Transvaal},
 volume = {40},
 year = {1992}
}
,@book{196897,
 address = {Pretoria, South Africa},
 author = {Pienaar, U. de V.},
 publisher = {National Parks Board of Trustees},
 title = {The Reptile Fauna of the Kruger National Park},
 year = {1978}
}
,]
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