Striped harlequin snake
| Striped harlequin snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Homoroselaps Jan, 1858 |
| Species: | H. dorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Homoroselaps dorsalis (Smith, 1849) | |
The striped harlequin snake (Homoroselaps dorsalis) is a species of snake in the family Lamprophiidae and subfamily Atractaspidinae, which is sometimes elevated to the rank of family (as Atractaspididae).[1] It is found in South Africa and Swaziland.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Homoroselaps dorsalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Homoroselaps&species=dorsalis&search_param=%28%28taxon%3D%27Atractaspidinae%27%29%29
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