Bolivia: eastern Andean versant.
Type: NMW 18298 according to Golay et al., 1993, Endogly. Venom. Snakes World 478pp.[168].
Type-locality: Bolivia
Until recently, this species was considered to represent a population of Micrurus lemniscatus (e.g., Roze In peters and orejas-Miranda, 1970, Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 297(1):1-347[212].)
