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 MICRURUS 



MICRURUS TSCHUDI I (Jan) 



1858 Elaps tschudi i Jan. Rev. Mag. Zool., (2) 10: 524. Type-locality: Peru. 



1925 Micrurus tschudi i — Schmidt and Schmidt, Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., 12: I32, pi. 12. 



Distribution: Pacific slopes from southern Ecuador to southern Peru and possibly northwestern 

 Bol i V ia. 



Content: Two subspecies. 



Key to the subspecies Clave de subespecies 



1. Black triads 13-15 (usually more than I3) 1. Triadas negras 13-1? (usualmente mas de I3) 



in males; ventrals 2O6-23O in females en machos; ventrales 206-230 en hembras 



tschudi i tschudi i 



Black triads IO-I3 in males; ventrals l??" Triadas negras IO-I3 en machos; ventrales 



210 in females olsson i 197-210 en hembras olsson i 



Micrurus tschudi i tschudi i (Jan) 



1936 Micrurus tschudi i tschudi i — Schmidt, Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., 20: 202. 



Distribution: Pacific slopes of Peru from Departamento de Libertad probably to northwestern 

 Bol i V ia. 



Micrurus tschudi i olsson i Schmidt and Schmidt 



1925 Micrurus olssoni Schmidt and Schmidt, Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., 12: I3O, pi. 11. 



Type-locality: Negritos, Piura, Peru. 

 1936 Micrurus tschudi i olssoni — Schmidt, Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., 20; 202. 



Distribution: Pacific slopes from southern Ecuador to northwestern Peru. 



