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Rationale

Widespread and common with no major threats, therefore listed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Ranges from the Soutpansberg Mountains eastwards to northerwestern Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa , and may also occur in Mozambique and Zimbabwe (Bates et al. 2014, Jacobsen et al. 2014).

Habitat View more ecological information

Population trend

Trend

No population data is available but it is assumed to be stable given that much of its range is in areas with little habitat transformation.

Threats

There are no known threats.

Uses and trade

Not known to be traded.

Conservation

None recommended.

References

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 author = {Mucina, L. and Rutherford, M.C.},
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 title = {The Vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland},
 year = {2006}
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,@book{178184,
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 author = {Pienaar, U. de V., Haacke, W.D. and Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
 publisher = {National Parks Board},
 title = {The Reptiles of the Kruger National Park},
 year = {1983}
}
,@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{196897,
 author = {Jacobsen, N.H.G.},
 journal = {Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa},
 pages = {22--25},
 title = {Flat geckos (genus <i>Afroedura</i>) in the Transvaal},
 volume = {40},
 year = {1992}
}
,]

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