240. HOMORELAPS. 409 
1. Homorelaps lacteus. 
Seba, Thes. ii. pl. xxxiv. fig. 5, xxxv. fig. 2, xliv. fig. 1 (1735); 
Merr, Beytr. i. pl. vi. (1790). 
Coluber lacteus, Linn. Mus, Ad. Frid. p. 28, pl. xviii. fig. 1 (1754), 
and S, N. i. p. 381 (1766). 
domicella, Zinn. S. N. i. p. 376. 
Oecerastes lacteus, Law. Syn. Rept. p. 83 (1768). 
Coluber guineensis, Bonnat. Encyel. Méth., Ophiol. p. 20 (1789). 
siamensis, Donnd. Zool. Beitr. iii. p. 203 (1798). 
Elaps lacteus, Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii. p. 293 (1801). 
Vipera lactea, Latr. Rept. iv. p. 29 (1801). 
Coluber hygeie, Shaw, Zool, iii. p. 487 (1802). 
iphisa, Daud. Rept. vi. p. 416 (1803). 
Elaps hygese, Merr. Tent. p 144 (1820); Schley. Phys. Serp. ii 
p- 446, pl. xvi. figs. 14 & 15 (1837) ; Smith, Lil. Zool. S. yrs 
Rept., App. p. 21 (1849); Dum. &§ "Bibr. vii. p. 1218 (1884) ; 
Giinth. Cat. p- 2382 (1858) ; ‘Jan, Icon. Gén. 43, pl. ii. fig. 3 (1878) ; 
F, Miill. Verh. Nat. Ges. Basel, vi. 1878, p. 693. 
unctatus, Smith, Edinb. N. ’ Phil. Journ. i. 1825, p. 254. 
= bipanotiger, Dum. & Bibr. t. ce. p. 1227. 
Peecilophis hygiv, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1859, p. 88, 
Aspidelaps lacteus, Steind. Novara, Rept. p. 78 (1867). 
Peecilophis lacteus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1870, p. 114. 
Elaps (Peecilophis) hygie, var. chrysopeleoides, #. Miill. Verh, Nat. 
Ges. Basel, viii. 1887, p. 276, pl. ii. 
Rostral broader than deep; internasals shorter than the pre- 
frontals ; frontal not broader than the supraocular, once and a half 
to twice and a half as long as broad, as long as or a little longer 
than its distance from the end of the snout, usually shorter than the 
parietals ; one pree- and one postocular; temporals 142; six upper 
labials, first and second small, third and fourth entering the eye, 
fifth in contact with the parietal; three lower labials in contact 
with the anterior chin-shields, which are longer than the posterior. 
Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 160-209; anal divided; subcaudals 
26-42. Coloration very variable, but vertebral line constantly 
bright yellow, orange or red, even if crossed by black annuli; head 
black, with yellow or orange markings, sometimes with two yellow 
dots close together behind the frontal shield. 
Total length 460 millim.; tail 50. 
South Africa. 
A. Yellowish white, with more or less regular black bars or annuli; 
belly black or with a continuous or interrupted black stripe, 
(C. lacteus, L., C. hygiw, Shaw.) 
a-c. 2 (V.198; C. 30) & hgr. Simon’s Bay. H.M.S. ‘ Challenger.’ 
(V. 173, 177; C. 38, 39). 
d-f. 3 (Vv, 182; CO. 36) & Q Cape of Good Sir J. MacGregor 
(V. 202, 200 ; "C, 38, 31). ope. be 
g. Yg. (Vv. 186; C. 37). Cape of Good Mr. Ford [P.}. 
ope. 
h,t. Q (V. oie C. *) & her. Cape of Good 
(V. 187 ; C. 32). Hope. 
