Red List of South African Species

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

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

This species is widespread and common. It is found in several protected areas and not under any major identifiable threat, hence is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to South Africa where it is restricted to the Western Cape and adjacent parts of the Eastern and Northern Cape provinces (Bates et al. 2014). Present in coastal areas as well as the Cape Fold Mountains and along the inland escarpment (Visser 1984, Branch 1998).

Population trend

Trend

The population is inferred to be stable given that there are no major impacts within the distribution

Threats

There are no major threats to this species.

Uses and trade

Not known to be utilized in any way.

Conservation

The range coincides with a number of protected areas. No conservation actions are recommended.

References 

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 address = {Pretoria},
 author = {Bates, M.F., Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M., Burger, M., Marais, J., Alexander, G.J. and de Villiers, M.S.},
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 title = {Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland},
 year = {2014}
}
,@book{2817,
 address = {Cape Town},
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 publisher = {Struik Publishers},
 title = {Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Second Edition},
 year = {1998}
}
,@article{9160,
 author = {Branch, W.R. and Bauer, A.M.},
 journal = {Herpetological Natural History},
 number = {1},
 pages = {47--89},
 title = {Herpetofauna of the Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa with notes on life history and taxonomy},
 volume = {3},
 year = {1995}
}
,@article{16939,
 author = {Loveridge, A.},
 journal = {Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College},
 number = {1},
 pages = {1--469},
 title = {Revision of the African lizards of the family Gekkonidae},
 volume = {98},
 year = {1947}
}
,@article{16939,
 author = {FitzSimons, V.F.M.},
 journal = {Memoirs of the Transvaal Museum},
 pages = {i--xv + 1--528, +24 pls + map},
 title = {The lizards of South Africa},
 volume = {1},
 year = {1943}
}
,@article{196928,
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History)},
 pages = {141--167},
 title = {An annotated checklist of the lizards of the Cape Province, South Africa},
 volume = {13},
 year = {1981}
}
,@article{196935,
 author = {Branch, W.R., Baard, E.H.W., Haacke, W.D., Jacobsen, N., Poynton, J.C. and Broadley, D.G.},
 journal = {Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa},
 pages = {1--19},
 title = {A provisional and annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of southern Africa},
 volume = {34},
 year = {1988}
}
,@article{196935,
 author = {Visser, J.},
 journal = {Landbouweekblad},
 pages = {48--49, 51, 53},
 title = {Akkedisse van Suider-Afrika 2. Gevlekte geitjies is lief vir die grond},
 volume = {30 March 1984},
 year = {1984}
}
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