FIGURE 1. Comparison of schematic representation of the color pattern in life of Micrurus spixii complex, M. s. spixii and M. s. martiusi (A—1= supralabial and infralabial red; 2= cephalic cap; 3= first body ring connected to cephalic cap) and M. s. obscurus and M. s. princeps (B—1= white snout and scales with black spots; 2= interocular black band; 3= red parietal region; 4= first narrow white body ring; 5= black body ring with anterior triangular portion).