The Ponmudi day gecko (Cnemaspis nairi), also known commonly as the Ponmudi rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.
Etymology The specific name, nairi, is in honor of Indian naturalist S. Madhavan Nair.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Ponmudi Rock Gecko Cnemaspis nairi, p. 187).
Geographic range Cnemaspis nairi is found in the Indian state of Kerala. The holotype, from which the species was originally described, was collected at Ponmudi.
Habitat The preferred habitat of Cnemaspis nairi is evergreen forests and semi-evergreen forests at elevations of .Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. . (Cnemaspis nairi, p. 87).
Description Cnemaspis nairi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Dorsally, it is gray with black and white markings. Ventrally, it is grayish brown. The tail has alternating rings of black and yellowish olive.
Reproduction Cnemaspis nairi is oviparous.
References
Further reading
Inger RF, Marx H, Koshy M (1984). "An Undescribed Species of Gekkonid Lizard (Cnemaspis) from India with Comments on the Status of C. tropidogaster ". Herpetologica 40 (2): 149–154. (Cnemaspis nairi, new species). Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (in German). (Cnemaspis nairi, p. 729).