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

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Relatively widespread and common in the varied habitats occupied. There is some habitat alteration in its range, but it occurs in several protected areas, hence this species is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to southern Africa, occurring in South Africa and Eswatini [Swaziland] (including the Lebombo Mountains), but probably also southern Mozambique (Branch 1998, Bates et al. 2014). In South Africa, it occurs in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal Province and the extreme eastern portion of Mpumalanga Province (Jacobsen 1989, Bourquin 2004, Jacobsen et al. 2014).

Population trend

Trend

The population is inferred to be stable and not severely fragmented.

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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 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}
}
,@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}
}
,@techreport{5336,
 address = {Pretoria, South Africa},
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
 institution = {Chief Directorate of Nature and Environmental Conservation},
 title = {The distribution and conservation status of reptiles and amphibians in the Transvaal. Final Report Project TN 6/4/1/30},
 year = {1989}
}
,@article{5336,
 author = {Bourquin, O.},
 journal = {Durban Museum Novitates},
 pages = {57--103},
 title = {Reptiles (Reptilia) in KwaZulu-Natal: 1 - diversity and distribution},
 volume = {29},
 year = {2004}
}
,@article{196887,
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G., Kuhn, A.L., Jackman, T.R. and Bauer. A.M.},
 journal = {Zootaxa},
 number = {4},
 pages = {451--501. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.1},
 title = {A phylogenetic analysis of the southern African gecko genus <i>Afroedura</i> Loveridge (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of nine new species from Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa},
 volume = {3846},
 year = {2014}
}
,@article{196894,
 author = {Onderstall, D.},
 journal = {Annals of the Transvaal Museum},
 pages = {497--509},
 title = {Descriptions of two new subspecies of <i>Afroedura pondolia</i> (Hewitt) and a discussion of species groups within the genus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)},
 volume = {33},
 year = {1984}
}
,]
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