. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 231. BUNGARirS. 231. BUNaAEUS. 365 Pseudoboa, part., Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii. p. 281 (1801). Bungaras, Baud. Hist. Rept. v. p, 263 (1803); Salikg. Phijs. Serp. ii. p. 456 (1837); Dum. 8f Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii. p. 1265 (1854); Gunth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 219 (1858) ; Jan, Elenco sist. Ofid. p. 117 (1863); Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 342 (1864) : Boulenq. Faun. Ind., Mept. p. 387 (1890). Pseudoboa, Oppel, Ordn. Rept.^. 68 (1811). Aspidoclonion, Wagler, Icon. Amph. (1828), and Sust. Amah. p. 192(1830). ^ y " V !> Me


. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 231. BUNGARirS. 231. BUNaAEUS. 365 Pseudoboa, part., Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii. p. 281 (1801). Bungaras, Baud. Hist. Rept. v. p, 263 (1803); Salikg. Phijs. Serp. ii. p. 456 (1837); Dum. 8f Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii. p. 1265 (1854); Gunth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 219 (1858) ; Jan, Elenco sist. Ofid. p. 117 (1863); Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 342 (1864) : Boulenq. Faun. Ind., Mept. p. 387 (1890). Pseudoboa, Oppel, Ordn. Rept.^. 68 (1811). Aspidoclonion, Wagler, Icon. Amph. (1828), and Sust. Amah. p. 192(1830). ^ y " V !> Mesrerophis, Gray, Ann. ^ Mag. N. H. (2) iv. 1849, p. 247: Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 346. Xenurelaps, Giinth. I. c. p. 345. Maxillary extending forwards as far as the palatine, with a pair ot large grooved poison-fangs followed by one to four smaL feebly grooved teeth; mandibular teeth, anterior longest and faintly grooved. Head not or but slightly distinct from neck ; eye small, Fig. Skull of Bangarus candidus. with round or vertically subelliptic pupil ; nostril between two nasals ; no loreal *. Scales smooth, oblique, without pits, in 13 to 17 rows, vertebral row enlarged, hexagonal; ventrals rounded. Tail moderate or short; subcaudals single or in two rows. South-eastern Asia. * Mr. W. L. Solater records a Bpeoimenof 5. bimgaroides well-marked loreal shield on either Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees


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