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In snakes, Chin shields are large elongated scales that are situated directly behind the first pair of sublabials along either side of the mental groove. Chin shields are always arranged in pairs with a single pair being most common in snakes.[1]
Cited references
- ↑ 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.