Lycodryas

Lycodryas
Lycodryas maculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Subfamily: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Lycodryas
Günther, 1879
Species

Ten recognized species, see article.

Lycodryas is a genus of lamprophiid snakes. Eight species are endemic to the island of Madagascar and two to the Comoros Islands.[1] They are harmless to humans.

Species

Ten species are currently recognized.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lycodryas.

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