Chinese Water Snake

Chinese Water Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Homalopsinae
Genus:	Enhydris
Species:	E. chinensis
Binomial name
Enhydris chinensis (Gray, 1842)

The Chinese water snake or Chinese smooth water snake (Enhydris chinensis) is a species of snake found in China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It is commonly used in the production of Chinese snake oil.

References

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

External links

• Enhydris chinensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

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