INDEX 387 



Laccrtida, 321. 

 Lachesis, 51, 109, 111. 



,, bite of, clinical symptoms, 169. 



.. M ,, primarily local, violent, 169. 



,, classification of species, 52. 



venom of, absorption by digestive system, cause of acute inflammation of gastric 

 mucous membrane, 180. 



,, ,, rich in kinase, 204. 



,, alternatus, 115. 



,, ammodytoides, 117. 



,, anamallensis, 56. 



atrox (grage), immunity from bite of, 238. 



,, ,, (labaria), 114. 



,, (uirifer, 119. 



,. bicolor, 119. 



,, bilineatus, 118. 



,, bomeensis, 57. 



,, bracliy stoma, 118. 



,, cantoris, 53. 



,, castelnaiidi, 117. 



,, ferox (grage), bites from, cure, 851. 



,, flavomaculatus, 55. 



,, flavoviridis, 53. 



,, godmani, 118. 



,. graviineus, 55. 



,, ,, venom of, dose lethal for rabbit, 175. 



,, jerdonii, 54. 



,, lanceolatus (fer-de-lance, or jararacussu), 112. 



,, ,, description and habits, 113, 114. 



,, ,, mortality from bite of, 113. 



,, ,, secretion of, 150. 



,, ,, venom of, 325. 



„ y, ,, coagulant action on blood, 191. 



)j M )) ,, ,, diminishes when heated, 191. 



,, lansbergil, 118. 



,, lateralis, 119. 



,, luieiis, 54. 



,, macrolepis, 56. 



,, microphthahmts, 114. 



,, monticola, 52. 



,, mucrosquaviatus, 54. 



,, vintus (bushmaster or surucucu), 112. 



„ iieuwiedii (urutu), 115. 



,, nigroviridis, 119. 



,, nummifer, 117. 



,, okinavensis, 52. 



,, pictus, 115. 



,, piilcher, 114. 



,, puniceus, 56. 



