Lycodryas
| Lycodryas | |
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| 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 | |
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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]
- 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
- 1 2 Lycodryas at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Günther A. 1879. On Mammals and Reptiles from Johanna, Comoro Islands. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Fifth Series, 3: 215-219. (Lycodryas, new genus, p. 218).
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