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Prefrontal scales

Set of scales near the tip of the snout of a reptile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Prefrontal scales
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The prefrontal scales on snakes and other reptiles are the scales adjacent and anterior to the frontal, towards the tip of the snout, which are also in contact with the internasals.

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Nomenclature of scales (top view of head)

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References

  • Wareham DC (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Herpetological and Related Terminology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 240 pp. ISBN 978-0444518637. ("PREFRONTAL", p. 160).


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