Lycodryas maculatus
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| genus = Lycodryas
| species = maculatus
| authority = (Günther, 1858)
| synonyms = *Dipsadoboa maculata
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- Lycodryas sancti johannis
{{small|Günther, 1879}} - Stenophis maculatus
{{small|— Boulenger, 1896}} - Lycodryas maculatus
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Lycodryas maculatus, also known commonly as the spotted tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The species is endemic to the Comoros. It is harmless to humans.
Geographic range
L. maculatus is found on the island Mayotte.{{EMBL species|genus=Lycodryas|species=maculatus}}
Description
L. maculatus may attain a total length of {{convert|65.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}, which includes a tail {{convert|16.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} long.Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Stenophis maculatus, p. 43 + Plate IV, figure 2, lateral and dorsal views of head).
Reproduction
L. maculatus is oviparous.
References
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Further reading
- Günther A (1858). Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Dipsadoboa maculata, new species, p. 183).
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Category:Reptiles described in 1858
Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther
Category:Reptiles of the Comoros
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