The Ponmudi day gecko (Cnemaspis nairi) 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. Geographic range C. 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 C. nairi is evergreen forests and semi-evergreen forests at elevations of . Description C. 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 C. 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 Reptiles of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Reptiles described in 1984 Taxa named by Robert F. Inger Taxa named by Hymen Marx Taxa named by Mammen Koshy