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

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

This species has a moderately sized distribution (extent of occurrence ca 15,600 km2) with very little habitat transformation within its range. It occurs in a number of protected areas. Therefore, there are no known threats or population declines; hence it is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to Little Namaqualand in the western Northern Cape, South Africa Mozambique (Bates et al. 2014). Recently resurrected by Bauer et al. (2011) but its range is poorly understood and it is known from only a few localities.

Decline

Moderate

Population trend

Trend

The species is inferred to be stable, given that there is very little habitat transformation within its range.

Threats

There are no major threats to this species.

Uses and trade

Not known to be utilized in any way.

Conservation

It is protected within the Richtersveld National Park and may occur in Namaqua National Park and Goegap Nature Reserve (Bauer et al. 2011).

No specific conservation actions are recommended, but because so little is known about the range of this species, surveys are encouraged.

References 

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 year = {1988}
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,@article{16939,
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 title = {The lizards of South Africa},
 volume = {1},
 year = {1943}
}
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,@article{196928,
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History)},
 pages = {141--167},
 title = {An annotated checklist of the lizards of the Cape Province, South Africa},
 volume = {13},
 year = {1981}
}
,@article{196935,
 author = {Branch, W.R., Baard, E.H.W., Haacke, W.D., Jacobsen, N., Poynton, J.C. and Broadley, D.G.},
 journal = {Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa},
 pages = {1--19},
 title = {A provisional and annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of southern Africa},
 volume = {34},
 year = {1988}
}
,@article{196940,
 author = {Bauer, A.M., Heinicke, M.P., Jackman, T.R. and Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum, Bloemfontein},
 number = {4},
 pages = {85--108},
 title = {Systematics of the <i>Pachydactylus mariquensis</i> group of geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae): Status of <i>P. mariquensis latirostris, P. m. macrolepis</i> and <i>P. amoenus</i>},
 volume = {27},
 year = {2011}
}
,]
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