Temporal scales

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In snakes, the temporal scales are those scales on the side of the head between the parietals and the supralabials, and behind the postoculars.[1]

There are two types of temporal scales:[1]

  • Anterior temporals are in contact with the postoculars.
  • Posterior temporals are in vertical rows not with the postoculars. Sometimes called secondary and tertiary temporals.

Cited references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Navy. 1991. Poisonous Snakes of the World. US Govt. New York: Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. ISBN 0-486-26629-X.


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