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

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and common, occurring chiefly in areas with little human impact. It is therefore considered Least Concern.

Distribution

Endemic to southern Africa where it occurs from southern Namibia (Maltahöhe district) to the northern part of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. In the Northern Cape it occurs from the Richtersveld east to Augrabies (Branch et al. 1996, Barts et al. 2005, Bates et al. 2014).

Population trend

Trend

The population is considered stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

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{196938,
 author = {Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M. and Good, D.A.},
 journal = {South African Journal of Zoology},
 number = {2},
 pages = {53--69},
 title = {A review of the Namaqua gecko, <i>Pachydactylus namaquensis</i> (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from southern Africa, with the description of two new species},
 volume = {31},
 year = {1996}
}
,@article{196937,
 author = {Barts, M.},
 journal = {Sauria},
 pages = {13--18},
 title = {Die Dickfingergeckos des s&uuml;dlichen Afrikas. Teil III. <i>Pachydactylus haackei</i> Branch, Bauer & Good, 1996},
 volume = {24(3)},
 year = {2002}
}
,@article{196937,
 author = {Barts, M., Hulbert, F. and Boone, J.},
 journal = {Russian Journal of Herpetology},
 pages = {237--239},
 title = {A new locality record for <i>Pachydactylus haackei</i> Branch, Bauer and Good, 1996 at Augrabies National Park, Republic of South Africa},
 volume = {12(3)},
 year = {2005}
}
,]
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