About Rhabdophis tigrinus (Boie, 1826)
This species has the scientific name Rhabdophis tigrinus (Boie, 1826). The dorsal color pattern of R. tigrinus is olive-drab green, with black and bright orange crossbars or spots running from the neck down the first third of its body. The belly is whitish. The average total length, including the tail, is typically 60–100 cm (24–39 in). R. tigrinus is distributed across eastern Russia (Primorskiy and Khabarovsk territories), North Korea, South Korea, China (widespread across the country, except for the western third and the extreme south; recorded from Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia), the island of Taiwan, Vietnam, and Japan (Yakushima, Tanegashima, Kyūshū, Shikoku, Honshu, Osaka, and the Ryukyu Islands). Its given type locality is "Japan".
