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Multipored rock gecko

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Species of lizard

Multipored rock gecko
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Afroedura
Species: A. multiporis
Binomial name
Afroedura multiporis
(Hewitt, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Oedura pondolia multiporis
  • Afroedura pondolia multiporis

The multipored rock gecko or Woodbush flat gecko (Afroedura multiporis) is a species of African gecko found in South Africa.

Distribution

A. multiporis is endemic to Limpopo, South Africa.

Habitat

A. multiporis is found within granite and quartzite cliffs at elevations of 1,400-1,800 meters. This species prefers the vegetation types of the Mamabolo Mountain Bushveld, Woodbush Granite Grasslands, and the Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld.

Conservation Status

As of 2022 The IUCN lists A. multiporis as Near Threatened. The IUCN also states that the largest concurrent threat to A. multiporis is heavy afforestation that fragments and reduces the range the species inhabits. The construction of Ebenezer Dam in 1959 also severely disrupted the available habitat, although is unlikely to cause further reduction in available habitat.

Much of A. multiporis' remaining Extent of Occurrence (646 km) lies within protected land. However, the unprotected land is subject to extensive land transformation.

References

  1. ^ Tolley, K.A.; Weeber, J.; Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M. (2018). "Afroedura multiporis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T115648679A115648983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T115648679A115648983.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Afroedura multiporis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. ^ Bauer, Aaron (2014). Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. p. 95-96. ISBN 978-1-919976-96-9.
Taxon identifiers
Afroedura multiporis


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