Homoroselaps lacteus

Homoroselaps lacteus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Atractaspididae
Subfamilia: Atractaspidinae
Genus: Homoroselaps
Species: Homoroselaps lacteus

Name edit

Homoroselaps lacteus (Linnaeus, 1758) [conserved name]

  • Holotype: NHR Lin-92 (formerly MAFR), ♂, via Mus. Drottn.
  • Type locality: “Indiis”.
  • Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1201 (1982: 22).

Combinations edit

  • Coluber lacteus Linnaeus, 1758: 220 [original combination]
  • Cerastes lacteusLaurenti, 1768 [subsequent combination]
  • Elaps lacteusSchneider, 1801 [subsequent combination]
  • Vipera lacteaLatreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801 [subsequent combination]
  • Aspidelaps lacteusSteindachner, 1867 [subsequent combination]
  • Poecilophis lacteusPeters, 1870 [subsequent combination]
  • Homorelaps lacteusBoulenger, 1896 [subsequent combination]
  • Homoroselaps lacteusWelch, 1982 [subsequent combination]

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Spotted Harlequin Snake
  For more multimedia, look at Homoroselaps lacteus on Wikimedia Commons.