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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Michael Bates Josh Weeber
Reviewers: Krystal Tolley

Rationale

Assessed as Least Concern because this species has a relatively large distribution and is not being impacted by any major threatening process. 

Distribution

Endemic to the western parts of the Western Cape Province, South Africa, occurring from Vanrhysdorp in the North to Worcester in the South and also stretching East along the Langeberg to Ladismith, with additional records further east in the Little and Great Karoo (Heinicke et al. 2017).

Population trend

Trend

Inferred to be stable given that most of range is not impacted by habitat loss.

Threats

There are no major threats to this species.

Uses and trade

Not known to be utilized in any way.

Conservation

No conservation actions are recommended.

References 

[@electronic{181632,
 address = {www.iucnredlist.org},
 author = {IUCN},
 title = {The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2},
 year = {2018}
}
,@article{120694322,
 author = {Heinicke, M.P., Turk, D. and Bauer, A.M.},
 journal = {Zootaxa},
 number = {3},
 pages = {449--470. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4312.3.3},
 title = {Molecular phylogeny reveals strong biogeographic signal and two new species in a Cape Biodiversity Hotspot endemic mini-radiation, the pygmy geckos (Gekkonidae: <i>Goggia</i>},
 volume = {4312},
 year = {2017}
}
,]
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