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Nasorostral scale

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In reptiles, the nasorostral is an enlarged and usually paired scale, just behind the rostral[1] (and in front of the nasal scale).

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Cited references

  1. ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.