Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Homoroselaps
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African Harlequin Snakes, Dwarf Garter Snakes
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Harlekinkobras, Harlekinschlangen
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Afrikanske Harlekinsnoge
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1858 |  |
Homoroselaps Jan (type species: Coluber hygeiae Shaw 1802) |
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Homorelaps Boulenger 1896 [invalid emendation; see Smith & Smith 1976] |
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1859 | |
Poecilophis Günther [not Poecilophis Kaup 1856 (Pisces)] (type species: Elaps dorsalis Smith 1849) |
Contents:
2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The taxonomic history of this genus has been confused. It has been placed in the family
Elapidae (because the snakes have fixed front fangs),
Colubridae, Lamprophiidae, or Atractaspididae (when considered a valid family).
Distribution:
Eswatini,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Homoroselaps dorsalis
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Striped Harlequin Snake
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Gestreifte Harlekinkobra
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Stribet Harlekinsnog
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Elaps dorsalis Smith [not Elaps dorsalis Gray & Hardwicke 1835; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014] |
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Poecilophis dorsalis Günther 1859 |
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Homorelaps dorsalis [sic] Boulenger 1896 |
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Homoroselaps dorsalis Welch 1982 |
Distribution:
Eswatini,
South Africa
(Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga).
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Homoroselaps lacteus
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Spotted Harlequin Snake, South African Dwarf Garter Snake
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Gefleckte Harlekinkobra
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Plettet Harlekinsnog
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1758 | |
Coluber lacteus Linnaeus |
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Cerastes lacteus Laurenti 1768 |
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Elaps lacteus Schneider 1801 |
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Vipera lactea Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille 1801 |
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Aspidelaps lacteus Steindachner 1867 |
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Poecilophis lacteus Peters 1870 |
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Homorelaps lacteus Boulenger 1896 |
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Homoroselaps lacteus Welch 1982 |
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1758 | |
Coluber domicella Linnaeus (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1790 | |
Coluber guineensis Bonnaterre (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1798 | |
Coluber siamensis Donndorff (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1802 | |
Coluber hygeiae Shaw (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Poecilophis hygiae Günther 1859 |
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Elaps hygiae Jan 1863 |
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1803 | |
Coluber iphisa Daudin (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1826 | |
Elaps punctatus Smith (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1854 | |
Elaps bipunctiger Duméril, Bibron & Duméril (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1890 | |
Elaps hygiae var. chrysopeloides Müller (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1905 | |
Micropechis crucifer De Vis (Golay & al. 1993) |
Distribution:
Eswatini,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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