Micrurus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1754)

Camper, Jeffrey D., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Ron, Santiago R., Nilsson, Jonas, Arteaga, Alejandro, Knowles, Travis W. & Arbogast, Brian S., 2021, Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador, Check List 17 (3), pp. 729-751 : 746

Micrurus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1754)

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS, lodge; 00.6756°S, 077.6012°W; 1504 m a.s.l.; photograph .

Identification. Coral snakes usually have short, rounded snouts and short tails. This species has a pale ring, band, or spot in front of the eyes. The anterior most red ring covers the posterior tips of the parietal scales and the first 4 dorsal scales. There are 8–11 triads that consist of redblack-white-black-white-black-red. The black rings are wider than the white rings, and the red rings are usually wider than the black rings. Ventral scales are 230–248 in males and 240–260 in females.