Red List of South African Species

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

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Has a large distribution range and is abundant. Although there are some localized threats from habitat alteration due to mining or housing developments, this affects a small portion of the range, primarily in the south. The species is therefore assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to South Africa, extending through the coastal regions of the Western and Northern Cape, from slightly north of Cape Town northwards to the Holgat River in the southern Richtersveld (Haacke 1976, Bates et al. 2014). There is an isolated record at Potjiespram on the lower Orange River in the northern Richtersveld, and scattered localities up to 95 km inland.


Population trend

Trend

The population is suspected to be stable given that the majority of its range is not heavily impacted. .

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 

[@electronic{181632,
 address = {www.iucnredlist.org},
 author = {IUCN},
 title = {The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2},
 year = {2018}
}
,@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{196930,
 author = {Haacke, W.D.},
 journal = {Annals of the Transvaal Museum},
 pages = {13--28},
 title = {The burrowing geckos of southern Africa, 2 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)},
 volume = {30},
 year = {1976}
}
,]
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