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In [[snakes]], the '''ínternasal scales''' are those on top of the head between the scales that surround the nostrils.<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 usually paired and situated just behind the [[Rostral scale|rostral]].<ref name="USN91">U.S. Navy. 1991. Poisonous Snakes of the World. US Govt. New York: Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. ISBN 0-486-26629-X.</ref> | In [[snakes]], the '''ínternasal scales''' are those on top of the head between the scales that surround the nostrils.<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 usually paired and situated just behind the [[Rostral scale|rostral]].<ref name="USN91">U.S. Navy. 1991. Poisonous Snakes of the World. US Govt. New York: Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. ISBN 0-486-26629-X.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:16, 8 June 2009
In snakes, the ínternasal 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]
Cited references
- ↑ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-4014-0463-0.
- ↑ U.S. Navy. 1991. Poisonous Snakes of the World. US Govt. New York: Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. ISBN 0-486-26629-X.