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]
![](../I/AB045_Scales_on_a_snakes_head.jpg.webp)
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.
![](../I/Char5_Temporals.JPG.webp)
Chequered Keelback Xenochrophis piscator
![](../I/AB040_glossy_bellied_racer_head.jpg.webp)
Glossy-bellied Racer Coluber ventromaculatus
![](../I/AB_058_Banded_Krait.JPG.webp)
Banded Krait Bungarus fasciatus
Related scales
See also
References
- U.S. Navy. 1991. Poisonous Snakes of the World. US Govt. New York: Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. ISBN 0-486-26629-X.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.