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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Lamprophiidae
Bibliography of the genus Homoroselaps
Biodiversity of the family Lamprophiidae








Genus
Homoroselaps

African Harlequin Snakes, Dwarf Garter Snakes

Harlekinkobras, Harlekinschlangen

Afrikanske Harlekinsnoge

1858 Homoroselaps Jan (type species: Coluber hygeiae Shaw 1802)
Homorelaps Boulenger 1896 [invalid emendation; see Smith & Smith 1976]
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).

Homoroselaps dorsalis

Striped Harlequin Snake

Gestreifte Harlekinkobra

Stribet Harlekinsnog

1849 Elaps dorsalis Smith [not Elaps dorsalis Gray & Hardwicke 1835; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014]
Poecilophis dorsalis Günther 1859
Homorelaps dorsalis [sic] Boulenger 1896
Homoroselaps dorsalis Welch 1982

Distribution: Eswatini, South Africa (Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga).


Homoroselaps lacteus

Spotted Harlequin Snake, South African Dwarf Garter Snake

Gefleckte Harlekinkobra

Plettet Harlekinsnog

1758 Coluber lacteus Linnaeus
Cerastes lacteus Laurenti 1768
Elaps lacteus Schneider 1801
Vipera lactea Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille 1801
Aspidelaps lacteus Steindachner 1867
Poecilophis lacteus Peters 1870
Homorelaps lacteus Boulenger 1896
Homoroselaps lacteus Welch 1982
1758 Coluber domicella Linnaeus (Golay & al. 1993)
1790 Coluber guineensis Bonnaterre (Golay & al. 1993)
1798 Coluber siamensis Donndorff (Golay & al. 1993)
1802 Coluber hygeiae Shaw (Golay & al. 1993)
Poecilophis hygiae Günther 1859
Elaps hygiae Jan 1863
1803 Coluber iphisa Daudin (Golay & al. 1993)
1826 Elaps punctatus Smith (Golay & al. 1993)
1854 Elaps bipunctiger Duméril, Bibron & Duméril (Golay & al. 1993)
1890 Elaps hygiae var. chrysopeloides Müller (Golay & al. 1993)
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).