Lycodryas
Lycodryas is a genus of snakes in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus contains ten species, eight of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar, and two to the Comoros Islands.[1] All of the species are harmless to humans.
| Lycodryas | |
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| Lycodryas maculatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
| Genus: | Lycodryas Günther, 1879 |
| Species | |
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Ten recognized species, see article. | |
Species
The following ten species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Lycodryas carleti (Domergue, 1995)
- Lycodryas citrinus (Domergue, 1995)
- Lycodryas cococola Hawlitschek, Nagy & Glaw, 2012
- Lycodryas gaimardii (Schlegel, 1837)
- Lycodryas granuliceps (Boettger, 1877)
- Lycodryas guentheri (Boulenger, 1896)
- Lycodryas inopinae (Domergue, 1995)
- Lycodryas inornatus (Boulenger, 1896)
- Lycodryas maculatus (Günther, 1858) - spotted tree snake
- Lycodryas pseudogranuliceps (Domergue, 1995)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lycodryas.
References
- Lycodryas at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 February 2014.
Further reading
- Günther A (1879). "On Mammals and Reptiles from Johanna, Comoro Islands". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fifth Series 3: 215–219. (Lycodryas, new genus, p. 218).
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