Japanese striped snake

Japanese four-lined ratsnake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Elaphe
Species:	E. quadrivirgata
Binomial name
Elaphe quadrivirgata (H. Boie, 1826)
Synonyms
Coluber quadrivirgatus H.Boie, 1826 Composoma quadrivirgatum — A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 Elaphis quadrivirgatus — Günther, 1858 Coluber quadrivirgatus — Boulenger, 1894 Elaphe quadrivirgata — Stejneger, 1907[1]

Elaphe quadrivirgata, commonly known as the Japanese four-lined ratsnake or the Japanese striped snake (Japanese: shimahebi = striped snake), is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake native to Japan.