title: Dromicodryas
text: # Dromicodryas
  
  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.
  
  * 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.
  
  