FIGURE 10. General view in life and after preservation for non-melanic and melanic specimens of Micrurus obscurus. Live non-melanic individual from Bolivia (A) and melanic individual from Colombia (B); preserved non-melanic specimen (C— ZSM: SN1) from municipality of Cochabamba, department of Cochabamba, Bolivia, and melanic (D—FMNH 64728) from Colombia; 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—ANSP 21646) from Colombia. Scale bar C–D= 30 mm, E–F= 15 mm. Photos by Jaime Culebras (A) and Jairo Maldonado (B).