Homoroselaps lacteus

Homoroselaps lacteus

Taxonavigation

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

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

• Coluber lacteus Linnaeus, 1758: 220 [original combination]
• Cerastes lacteus — Laurenti, 1768 [subsequent combination]
• Elaps lacteus — Schneider, 1801 [subsequent combination]
• Vipera lactea — Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801 [subsequent combination]
• Aspidelaps lacteus — Steindachner, 1867 [subsequent combination]
• Poecilophis lacteus — Peters, 1870 [subsequent combination]
• Homorelaps lacteus — Boulenger, 1896 [subsequent combination]
• Homoroselaps lacteus — Welch, 1982 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1982. Opinion 1201. Elapidae Boie, 1827 (Reptilia, Serpentes): ruling to stabilize nomenclature of taxa in this family (and others). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39(1): 21–26. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Homoroselaps lacteus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 June 2022.
• Maritz, B. & Burger, M. 2018. IUCN: Homoroselaps lacteus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T110133193A115672287. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110133193A115672287.en. Accessed on 08 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Harlequin Snake

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