Micrurus mertensi (Mertens' Coral Snakes)
Micrurus mertensi Schmidt, 1936
This species is distinguished from other species of Micrurus by the following combination of characters: (1) temporal scales 1+1 or sometimes 1+2; (2) ventral scales 206-221 in males and 223-236 in females; (3) subcaudal scales 45-51 in males and 31-37 in females; (4) males lack keels on the…