Interorbital scales

Interorbital scales

In snakes, the interorbital scales, or intersupraoculars, are the scales on the top of the head between the plates surmounting the eyesWright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.] (the supraoculars).

ee also

* Supraocular scales
* Snake scales.

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