Prefrontal scales

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In snakes, the prefrontals are scales on top of the snout located behind the internasal scales and in front of the frontal scale(s). They may be paired, contacting each other at the midline, or fragmented into many smaller scales, including the canthal and intercanthal scales.[1]

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1. ↑ Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.