Red List of South African Species

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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Michael Bates Aaron Bauer
Contributors: Bryan Maritz Josh Weeber
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal A Tolley Ranmali De Silva Harriet Milligan Oliver Wearn Sally Wren Tara Zamin Jennifer Sears Penny Wilson Sarah Lewis Paul Lintott Gary Powney
Reviewers: Adrian Armstrong Buyisile Makhubo Bryan Maritz Josh Weeber

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and common with no major threats; hence this species is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

This species is endemic to South Africa. It occurs in western portions of the Western and Northern Cape provinces, from Fonteinskop in the Ceres Karoo northwards to Gelykwerf in the Richtersveld National Park (Bauer and Branch 2001, Bates et al. 2014).

Population trend

Trend

The population is inferred to be stable, given that it is widespread with no major threats

Threats

There are no major threats to this species.

Uses and trade

Not known to be utilized in any way.

Conservation

The range coincides with some protected areas. No conservation actions are recommended.

References 

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 address = {Pretoria},
 author = {Bates, M.F., Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M., Burger, M., Marais, J., Alexander, G.J. and de Villiers, M.S.},
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 title = {Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland},
 year = {2014}
}
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 year = {1998}
}
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 author = {Branch, W.R.},
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 year = {1988}
}
,@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{16939,
 author = {Loveridge, A.},
 journal = {Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College},
 number = {1},
 pages = {1--469},
 title = {Revision of the African lizards of the family Gekkonidae},
 volume = {98},
 year = {1947}
}
,@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}
}
,@article{174121,
 author = {Bauer, A.M. and Lamb, T.},
 journal = {African Zoology},
 pages = {209--220},
 title = {Phylogenetic relationships among members of the <i>Pachydactylus capensis</i> group of southern African geckos},
 volume = {37},
 year = {2002}
}
,]
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