Labial scales: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Jaap Winius (Definition from Wright & Wright (1957).) |
imported>Subpagination Bot m (Dummy edit to set from-wikipedia flag that I accidentally cleared) |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | |||
The '''labial scales''' are the scales of [[snakes]] and other [[Squamata|scaled reptiles]] that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper and lower jaws<ref name="W&W57">Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.</ref> ([[Rostral scale|rostral]] and [[Mental scale|mental]] scales). | The '''labial scales''' are the scales of [[snakes]] and other [[Squamata|scaled reptiles]] that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper and lower jaws<ref name="W&W57">Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.</ref> ([[Rostral scale|rostral]] and [[Mental scale|mental]] scales). | ||
| Line 10: | Line 12: | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:22, 5 November 2007
The labial scales are the scales of snakes and other scaled reptiles that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper and lower jaws[1] (rostral and mental scales).
There are two different types of labial scales:
Cited references
- ↑ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.