Jade-spotted Golden Snake
Elaphe mandarinus, also known as the Apricot Tree Root Snake, has a purplish-gray back and three distinct black spots on its head. It mainly lives in hilly and mountainous woodlands. In China, It is rare in North China, East China and South China.
The jade-spotted snake is a rare species in Beijing. It is only found in some areas in Miyun and Yunmeng Mountains in Huairou, and in some areas of Yingying Valley in Xiangshan, Haidian. In addition, the Juma River Basin in Yesanpo, Hebei, near Beijing, is relatively rare.
Chinese name: Jade-spotted Golden Snake
Chinese nickname: Takasago Snake (Taiwan), Shenpi Flower Snake (Zhejiang), Jade-dained Snake (Fu (Repair)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrates
Class: Prolnozoa
Subclass: Diapsida, subclass Lepidosaur
Order: Squamous Order
Suborder: Snake suborder
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubridae< br>Genus: Elephas
Species: Ephedra
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