| Euprepiophis conspicillata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Euprepiophis |
| Species: | E. conspicillata
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| Binomial name | |
| Euprepiophis conspicillata (H. Boie, 1826)
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Euprepiophis conspicillata, commonly known as the Japanese forest rat snake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to Japan. Its Japanese common name, jimuguri, roughly translates to "the burrower". It is closely related to Euprepiophis mandarinus, the Mandarin rat snake.
- ^ Borkin, L.; Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Euprepiophis conspicillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T47755805A47755812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T47755805A47755812.en. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ a b The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) (Taylor and Francis, printers.) xi + 382 pp. + Plates I.- XX. (Coluber conspicillatus, pp. 51–52.)