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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Michael Bates William Branch
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: Werner Conradie Margaretha Hofmeyr Paula Strauss

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and common with no substantial threats; therefore considered Least Concern.

Distribution

Occurs in southern Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. In South Africa it is found in the Northern and Western Cape provinces, extending into the western Free State and western half of the Eastern Cape provinces (Bates et al. 2014). It is not known whether the introduced population in the Kommetjie region in Cape Town still persists (Bates et al. 2014).

Population trend

Trend

The population is suspected to be stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization.

Conservation

None recommended.

References 

[@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}
}
,@book{2817,
 address = {Cape Town},
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 publisher = {Struik Publishers},
 title = {Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Edition},
 year = {1998}
}
,@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{174121,
 author = {Bauer, A.M. and Lamb, T.},
 journal = {African Journal of Herpetology},
 pages = {105--129},
 title = {Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the <i>Pachydactylus</i> Group (Squamata: Gekkonidae)},
 volume = {54},
 year = {2005}
}
,@phdthesis{196906,
 author = {Benyr, G.},
 school = {Diplomarbeit, Universiteit Wien, Vienna},
 title = {Systematik und Taxonomie der Geckos des <i>Pachydactylus bibronii-laevigatus</i> Komplexes (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae)},
 year = {1995}
}
,]
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