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Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Has a small range, but is abundant and most of the distribution occurs in protected areas or in diamond mine buffer areas, where it also receives de facto protection.

Distribution

Endemic to southern Africa where it occurs in the Lüderitz and Karasburg districts of Namibia. Most localities are in the lower Orange River valley and lower Fish River valley, but there are scattered localities from the Aurusberg Mountains to just south of Aus. In extends into South Africa in the extreme north-western Northern Cape Province.

Decline

Moderate

Habitat View more ecological information

Population trend

Trend

Population is considered to be stable given that at least half the distribution is within protected areas, and the remainder is not impacted by habitat transformation.

Threats

There are no known threats to this species.

Uses and trade

No known utilization of this species.

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. Second Edition},
 year = {1998}
}
,@article{10241,
 author = {Bauer, A.M. and Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Herpetological Natural History},
 pages = {111--160},
 title = {The herpetofauna of the Richtersveld National Park and the adjacent northern Richtersveld, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa},
 volume = {8},
 year = {2003}
}
,@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}
}
,@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{120694885,
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Herpetological Natural History},
 number = {1},
 pages = {1--11},
 title = {Herpetofauna of the Sperrgebeit region of southern Namibia},
 volume = {2},
 year = {1994}
}
,@article{2818,
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 title = {South African Red Data Book – Reptiles and Amphibians.},
 year = {1988}
}
,]

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