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

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and common with no known threats and therefore considered Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to western South Africa and southeastern Namibia (Bates et al. 2014). In South Africa,  it occurs in the Little Karoo and north and east of the Cape Fold mountains in the Western Cape Province, just reaching the southwestern border of the Eastern Cape Province. It  is widely distributed in the Northern Cape Province as far north as the Orange River valley between Goodhouse and Upington. In Namibia it occurs at scattered localities along the Orange River in the Karasburg district, and in and around the Karasberg Mountains of the Karasburg and Keetmanshoop districts. The record from Carolusberg, South Africa should be confirmed (Bauer et al. 2006).

Population trend

Trend

The population is considered 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}
}
,@article{196951,
 author = {Bauer, A.M., Lamb, T. and Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences},
 pages = {595--709},
 title = {A revision of the <i>Pachydactylus serval</i> and <i>P. weberi</i> groups (Reptilia: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) of southern Africa, with the description of eight new species},
 volume = {57},
 year = {2006}
}
,@article{196933,
 author = {McLachlan, G.R. and Spence, J.M.},
 journal = {Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums},
 pages = {149--156},
 title = {The genus <i>Pachydactylus</i> (Part 1)},
 volume = {5},
 year = {1966}
}
,]
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