Homoroselaps lacteus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Atractaspididae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Homoroselaps lacteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Homoroselaps lacteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The spotted harlequin snake, Homoroselaps lacteus, is an atracaspidid snake found in South Africa and Eswatini.

Family
Atractaspididae
Genus
Homoroselaps
Order
Class
Squamata

About Homoroselaps lacteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Homoroselaps lacteus, which was first described by Linnaeus in 1758, is commonly called the spotted harlequin snake. It is a species of atracaspidid snake, and it occurs in South Africa and Eswatini.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › › Atractaspididae › Homoroselaps

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Aparallactus capensis Smith, 1849

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Amblyodipsas polylepis (Bocage, 1873)

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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