Temporal scales
In reptiles, the temporal scales are located on the side of the head between the parietal scales and the supralabial scales, and behind the postocular scales.[1]
Nomenclature of scales (top view of head)
There are two types of temporal scales:[1]
- Anterior temporals are in contact with the postocular scales.
- Posterior temporals are in vertical rows not in contact with the postocular scales; sometimes called secondary and tertiary temporals.
Chequered Keelback Xenochrophis piscator
Glossy-bellied Racer Coluber ventromaculatus
Banded Krait Bungarus fasciatus
Related scales
- Parietal scales
- Supralabial scales
- Ocular scales
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See also
- Snake scales
- Anatomical terms of location
References
- 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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