Dromicodryas is a genus of pseudoxyrophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. They are harmless to humans.
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| Dromicodryas bernieri | |
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. | |
Species
editTwo 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
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dromicodryas.
Etymology
editThe specific name, bernieri, is in honor of French naval surgeon Alphonse Charles Joseph Bernier (1802–1858), who collected natural history specimens in Madagascar.[2]
References
edit- ^ Dromicodryas at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 February 2014.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dromicodryas bernieri, p. 24).
Further reading
edit- 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. (Dromicodryas, new genus, p. 189; species D. bernieri, pp. 189–190; species D. quadrilineatus, pp. 190–191).
External links
edit- Genus Dromicodryas at The Reptile Database
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