Prefrontal scales
Nomenclature of scales (top view of head)
The prefrontal scales on snakes and other reptiles are the scales connected to the frontals towards the tip of the snout which are in contact with the internasals.
See also
References
- Wareham DC (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Herpetological and Related Terminology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 240 pp. ISBN 978-0444518637. ("PREFRONTAL", p. 160).
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