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

Rationale

Has a relatively small distribution, but is not subject to any major threats. Most of the habitat within its distribution is intact, and nearly 25% of its range is within protected areas. This species is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to southern Africa, occurring in South Africa in southeastern Limpopo and northeastern Mpumalanga, and immediately adjacent in Mozambique (Visser 1984, Jacobsen 1989, Bates et al. 2014).

Decline

Moderate

Population trend

Trend

Recent surveys have revealed this species to be common throughout its range (Bates et al. 2014). Given that most of its distribution is intact with little habitat loss, the species is inferred to be stable.

Threats

No major extrinsic threats.

Uses and trade

Not known to be utilized in any way.

Conservation

No conservation actions are recommended. The range coincides with some protected areas.

References 

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 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}
}
,@article{115647992,
 author = {Visser, J.},
 journal = {Landbouweekblad},
 pages = {60--61, 63},
 title = {Akkedisse van Suider-Afrika 14. Diksterte sukkel nie met blyplek},
 volume = {22 June 1984},
 year = {1984}
}
,]
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