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In [[snakes]], the '''ventral scales''', or gastrosteges, are the enlarged scales that extend down the underside of the body<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref> from the head to the anal plate.<ref name="W&W57">Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-4014-0463-0.</ref> They are followed by the [[anal scale]].
On [[snake (animal)|snakes]], the '''ventral scales''', or gastrosteges, are the enlarged scales that extend down the underside of the body<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref> from the head to the anal plate.<ref name="W&W57">Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-4014-0463-0.</ref> They are followed by the [[anal scale]].


==Related scales==
==Related scales==
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* [[Anal scale]].
* [[Anal scale]].
* [[Subcaudal scales]].
* [[Subcaudal scales]].
==See also==
* [[Snake scales]].


==Cited references==
==Cited references==
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On snakes, the ventral scales, or gastrosteges, are the enlarged scales that extend down the underside of the body[1] from the head to the anal plate.[2] They are followed by the anal scale.

Related scales

Cited references

  1. Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  2. Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-4014-0463-0.