Occipital scales
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In reptiles, occipital scales are enlarged plates that lie directly behind the parietal scales.[1]
An interoccipital is a scale located between the occipital scales.[2]
Related scales[edit | edit source]
- Parietal scales.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Snake scales.
Cited references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
- ↑ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.
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