''Cnemaspis pachaimalaiensis'', the Pachaimalai dwarf gecko, is a species of diurnal, rock-dwelling,

insectivorous A robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant that eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can also refer to the human practice of eating insects. The first vertebrate insectivores were ...

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

endemic to India. The species name refers to its type locality, the

Pachaimalai Hills The Pachaimalai Hills, (Tamil: பச்சைமலை), also known as the Pachais, are a low mountain range in the Eastern Ghats System. They are located in Perambalur district & Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India ...

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Cnemaspis pachaimalaiensis
pachaimalaiensis Reptiles of India Reptiles described in 2022 Taxa named by Ishan Agarwal Taxa named by Akshay Khandekar {{gekkonidae-stub