Japanese striped snake

Japanese striped snake

Taxobox
name = Japanese striped snake


image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Colubridae
genus = "Elaphe"
species = "E. quadrivirgata"
binomial = "Elaphe quadrivirgata"
binomial_authority =

The Japanese striped snake, "Elaphe quadrivirgata" (Japanese: "shimahebi") is a non-venomous snake native to Japan. It is found in all areas of the country apart from the Ryukyu Islands. It typically grows to a length of 1-1.5 meters. The snake has yellow or light brown skin and gets its name from the four horizontal black stripes sported by most of the species. All-black variants exist; these are known as in Japan as karasu-hebi ("crow snakes").

References

* [http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/ringyo/hebi/sima.htm ] (in Japanese)


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