It was proposed to be Near Threatened in its original description, due to ongoing anthropogenic degradation of its habitat, but probable resilience to these changes.

Typical integumentary autotomy in squamates only includes the keratinized epidermis, thus distinguishing the de-scalation methods of G. megalepis.

Scarless regeneration of the entire denuded integument occurs within several weeks, resuming superficial scalation patterns.

The skin, being so easily shed, became difficult for scientists attempting captures or studies without causing structural damage to the epidermis.

Dermolytic scale autotomy in G. megalepis has remained poorly recorded thus far, only being witnessed in an anti-predator setting with a Blaesodactylus gecko.