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The '''labial scales''' are the scales of [[snakes]] and other [[Squamata|scaled reptiles]] that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper and lower jaws<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|rostral]] and [[Mental scale|mental]] scales).
The '''labial scales''' are the scales of [[snakes]] and other [[Squamata|scaled reptiles]] that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper and lower jaws<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|rostral]] and [[Mental scale|mental]] scales).

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The labial scales are the scales of snakes and other scaled reptiles that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper and lower jaws[1] (rostral and mental scales).

There are two different types of labial scales:

Cited references

  1. Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.