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'''''Dromicodryas''''' is a [[genus]] of [[lamprophiid]] [[snake]] found only on the island of [[Madagascar]]. They are harmless to humans. |
'''''Dromicodryas''''' is a [[genus]] of [[lamprophiid]] [[snake]]s found only on the island of [[Madagascar]]. They are harmless to humans. |
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==Species== |
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Two [[species]] are currently recognized.<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB genus|genus=Dromicodryas|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> |
Two [[species]] are currently recognized.<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB genus|genus=Dromicodryas|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> |
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*''[[Dromicodryas bernieri]]'' {{small|([[André Marie Constant Duméril|A.M.C. Duméril]], [[Gabriel Bibron|Bibron]] & [[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]], 1854)}} – Bernier's striped snake |
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*''[[Dromicodryas quadrilineatus]]'' {{small|(A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)}} – four-striped snake |
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==References== |
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* [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1893 : ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History)'', {{vol.|1}}, {{p.|1-448}} |
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==Further reading== |
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*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger G]] (1893). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Genus ''Dromicodryas'', p. 189; species ''D. bernieri'' pp. 189-190; species ''D. quadrilineatus'', pp. 190-191). |
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[[Category:Snakes]] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
| Genus: | Dromicodryas Boulenger, 1893 |
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Two recognized species, see article. | |
Dromicodryas is a genus of lamprophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. They are harmless to humans.
Species
Two species are currently recognized.[1]
- Dromicodryas bernieri (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – Bernier's striped snake
- Dromicodryas quadrilineatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – four-striped snake
References
- ^ Dromicodryas at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 February 2014.
Further reading
- Boulenger G (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Genus Dromicodryas, p. 189; species D. bernieri pp. 189-190; species D. quadrilineatus, pp. 190-191).
External links
- Genus Dromicodryas at The Reptile Database
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