214 

 MICRURUS 



Micrurus mipart i tus hertwiai (Werner) 



1857 Elaps hertwiqi Werner. SUz. Akad. Wiss. Munich, 27: 354. Type-locality: Central America. 

 1567 M icrurus m i part i tus hertwi q i — Roze, Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2287: 37- 



Distribution: Caribbean slopes of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. 



Micrurus mipart i tus mult if asc iatus (Jan) 



1858 Elaps mult ifasciatus Jan. Rev. Mag. Zool., (2) 10: 521. Type-locality: Central America. 

 1555 Micrurus m ipart itus mult ifasciatus — Roze, Acta Biol. Venez., 1: 467. 



Distribution: Central Panama, including Canal Zone. 



Micrurus m ipart i tus semipart i tus (jan) 



1858 Elaps semipartitus Jan, Rev. Mag. Zool., (2) 10: II3. Type-locality: Cayenne; restricted tc 



Caracas, Venezuela by Roze, Acta Biol. Venez., 1, 1555, 467- 

 1555 Micrurus m i part i tus sem ipart i tus — Roze, Acta Biol. Venez., 1: 456. 



Distribution: Cordillera de la Costa in Northern Venezuela. 



MICRURUS NIGROCINCTUS (Cirard) 



I854 Elaps n iqroc inctus Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc i . Phila., 1854: 226. Type-locality: Taboga 



Island, Bay of Panama. 

 1527 Micrurus niqrocinctus — Amaral, Bull. Antivenin Inst. Amer., 1: Ji. 



Distribution: Chiapas, Mexico through Central America to Pacific Colombia. 



Content: Seven subspecies, according to the latest review by Roze, Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2287, 



1967, 38. 



Key to the subspecies 



Clave de subespecies 



1. First black nuchal band does not cover 



parietals 2 



First black nuchal hand covers at least 

 tips of parietals 3 



2. Ventrals I8O-I52 in males; 192-211 in 



females mosqu i tens i s 



Ventrals 195-210 in males; 205-220 in 

 females d i var ica tus 



3. Ventrals fewer than 213 i" males, fewer 



than 228 in females 4 



Ventrals 213-217 in males, 228-230 in 

 females co i bens i s 



4. Ventrals usually fewer than I93 in males 



and more than 205 in females 5 



Ventrals approximately 193 in males, 2O5- 

 209 in females; black bands 21-23 in 

 females babaspul 



5. At least some black tips present; white 



bands present; usually more than 14 black 



bands 6 



Usually no black tips on red scales; no 

 white band or barely visible white bands 

 on body (when well developed, then no more 

 than 14 black bands on body) zun i lens is 



1. Primera banda nucal negra no cubre parie- 



tales 2 



Primera banda nucal negra cubre al menos 

 apices de las parietales 3 



2. Ventrales I8O-I92 en machos; 192-211 en 



hembras mosqu i tens I s 



Ventrales I95-2IO en machos; 205-220 en 

 hembras d i var i ca tus 



3. Ventrales menos de 213 sn machos; menos de 



228 en hembras 4 



Ventrales 213-217 en machos; 228-230 en 

 hembras co i bens i s 



4. Ventrales usualmente menos de 193 6" 



machos; mas de 205 ^^ hembras 5 



Ventrales aprox imadamente 193 s" machos; 

 205-209 en hembras; 21-23 bandas negras en 

 hembras babaspul 



5. Al menos algunos apices negros presentes; 



bandas blancas presentes; usualmente mas 



de 14 bandas negras 6 



Usualmente escamas rojas sin apices negros; 

 bandas blancas ausentes apenas visibles 

 en el cuerpo (cuando bien desarrolladas 

 entonces no mas de 14 bandas negras en el 

 cuerpo) zun i lens i s 



