FIGURE 8. General view in life and after preservation for non-melanic and melanic specimens of Micrurus spixii. Live nonmelanic individual from municipality of Jaci Paraná, state of Rondônia, Brazil (A) and melanic individual from state of Rondônia, Brazil (B); preserved non-melanic specimen (C—MPEG 23389) from municipality of Juruti, state of Pará, Brazil; and melanic (D—MZUSP CCO-233) from municipality of Colíder, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil; and dorsal, ventral and lateral views of the head of preserved non-melanic (E—ZSM 203-1925) from municipality of Manacapurú, state of Amazonas, and melanic (F—ZSM 124-1915) from municipality of Campos do Ariramba, state of Pará, Brazil. Scale bar C–D= 30 mm, E–F= 15 mm. Photos by R. Gaiga (A) and T. Barros (B).