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title: "Spotted Harlequin Snake"
description: "Homoroselaps lacteus — Reptiles. Homoroselaps lacteus, also known as the spotted harlequin snake, is a species of atracaspidid snake."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/spotted-harlequin-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spotted Harlequin Snake

> Homoroselaps lacteus — Reptiles. Homoroselaps lacteus, also known as the spotted harlequin snake, is a species of atracaspidid snake.

- Scientific name: *Homoroselaps lacteus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 532
- Wikidata: [Q3139882](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3139882)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116525](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116525)

## Names

- en: Spotted Harlequin Snake
- de: Gefleckte Harlekinschlange

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (508)

## Summary

Homoroselaps lacteus, also known as the spotted harlequin snake, is a species of atracaspidid snake. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoroselaps_lacteus

## Photo

![Spotted Harlequin Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spotted-harlequin-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254929321

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spotted-harlequin-snake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).