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Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

The species is widespread, common and not threatened.

Distribution

Occurs in the western part of South Africa, southern Namibia and southwestern Botswana. In South Africa it is widespread throughout the sandy regions of the western and northwestern Kalahari, Great Namaqualand and Karoo (Bates et al. 2014).

Habitat View more ecological information

Population trend

Trend

The population is estimated to be stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this subspecies.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization.

Conservation

None recommended.

References

[@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}
}
,@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{120694885,
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 journal = {Herpetological Natural History},
 number = {1},
 pages = {1--11},
 title = {Herpetofauna of the Sperrgebeit region of southern Namibia},
 volume = {2},
 year = {1994}
}
,@article{178743,
 author = {Haacke, W.D.},
 journal = {Annals of the Transvaal Museum},
 pages = {29--39},
 title = {The burrowing geckos of southern Africa, 3 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)},
 volume = {30},
 year = {1976}
}
,]

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