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Dromicodryas Boulenger 1893

Dromicodryas

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Dromicodryas is a genus of pseudoxyrophiid 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

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dromicodryas.

Etymology

The 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

^ 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).

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Dromicodryas: Brief Summary

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Dromicodryas is a genus of pseudoxyrophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. They are harmless to humans.

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