| Lycodryas | |
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| Lycodryas maculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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9 recognized species, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.