Internasal scales
Nomenclature of scales (top view of head)
In snakes, the internasal scales are those on top of the head between the scales that surround the nostrils.[1] They are usually paired and situated just behind the rostral.[2]
Related scales[]
- Nasal scales
- Rostral scale
See also[]
- Snake scales
- Scale (zoology)
References[]
- ^ Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (in two volumes). ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.
- ^ U.S. Navy (1991). Poisonous Snakes of the World. United States Government. New York: Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. ISBN 0-486-26629-X.
 | This snake article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Snake scales
- Snake stubs