Lycodryas | |
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Lycodryas maculatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
Genus: | Lycodryas Günther, 1879 |
Type species | |
Lycodryas sanctijohannis Günther, 1879
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Species | |
9 recognized species, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Stenophis Boulenger, 1896 |
Lycodryas is a genus of snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus contains nine species, seven of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar, and two to the Comoros Islands.[2] Its sister taxon is Phisalixella.[1] All of the species are harmless to humans.