28l 



Nom. indig. Ular biludak; ular tanah, ular gebuk, ular 

 bandotan bedor; oraj lemah (C. Java). 



Habitat; Sumatra! (Siboga); Java (Batavia, Buitenzorg!, 

 Anjer, Gunung Bunder, Depok, Bantam, Mt. Willis 5000 feet). — 

 Malay Peninsula; Siam. 



A dangerous, poisonous snake, feeding on mammals, small 

 birds and frogs. The female deposits 15 — 20 eggs and watches 

 over them. 



2. Lachesis Daudin. 



(Daudin, Hist. Rept. V p. 349, 1803). 



Head distinct from neck; eye with vertical pupil. Head 

 covered above with scales or small shields. Body round or 



Fig. 116. Lachesis wagleri (Boie). Head X i'/2- 



compressed, covered with smooth or keeled scales, with or 

 without apical pits. Tail short or moderate; subcaudals single 

 or in two rows. 



Distribution. South-Eastern Asia; Central and South 

 America. 



