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

Rationale (Changed due to Knowledge of criteria)

This species has a small distribution (extent of occurrence = 810 km2) but is locally abundant within several protected areas, with no continuing declines in habitat or population fluctuations, and is therefore assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to the Du Toitskloof and Limietberg mountains in the southwestern portion of the Western Cape, South Africa (Bates et al. 2014).

Decline

Moderate

Population trend

Trend

The species is inferred to be stable, given that it occurs in an area unaffected by habitat transformation. Mouton and Mostert (1985) and Mouton (1988) indicated that densities were high.

Threats

It is locally abundant and in several protected areas (Mouton et al. 1987), occurring in an area virtually unaffected by habitat transformation of any type  Therefore, there are no known threats to this species at present.

Uses and trade

This species is not known to be utilized in any way.

Conservation

No recommendations at present. The range coincides with some protected areas.

References 

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 address = {www.iucnredlist.org},
 author = {IUCN},
 title = {The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2},
 year = {2018}
}
,@inbook{612,
 address = {Pretoria, South Africa},
 author = {},
 booktitle = {<i>Afroedura hawequensis</i>: species account},
 editor = {Mouton, P. le F.N.},
 pages = {139--140},
 publisher = {South African National Scientific Programmes Report No. 151. CSIR},
 title = {South African Red Data Book—Reptiles and Amphibians},
 year = {1988}
}
,@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{612,
 author = {Mouton, P. le F.N. and Mostert, D.P.},
 journal = {South African Journal of Zoology},
 pages = {246–249},
 title = {Description of a new species of <i>Afroedura</i> (Loveridge) (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the south-western Cape},
 volume = {20},
 year = {1985}
}
,@article{612,
 author = {Mouton, P. le F.N., Oelofsen, B.W. and Mostert, D.P.},
 journal = {South African Journal of Science},
 pages = {48–52},
 title = {New data on threatened lizard species in the south-western Cape, South Africa},
 volume = {83},
 year = {1987}
}
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