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In [[reptile]]s, the '''supralabial scales''', also called upper labials, are those scales that border the mouth opening along the upper jaw. They do not include the median scale<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]]). | In [[reptile]]s, the '''supralabial scales''', also called upper labials, are those scales that border the mouth opening along the upper jaw. They do not include the median scale<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]]). | ||
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In reptiles, the supralabial scales, also called upper labials, are those scales that border the mouth opening along the upper jaw. They do not include the median scale[1] (rostral scale).
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File:Atheris-ceratophora-BW-supralabials.jpg
Supralabial scales.
- ↑ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.