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). The term labial originates from Labium (Latin for "lip"), which refers to any lip-like structure. In snakes, there are two different types of labial scales: supralabials and sublabials. The numbers of these scales present, and sometimes the shapes and sizes, are some of many characteristics used to differentiate species from one another.
There are two different types of labial scales:[1]
Supralabials are the scales that form part of the upper lip. Also called upper labials.
Sublabials are the scales that form part of the lower lip. Also called infralabials or lower labials.
^ abWright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.
The labialscales are the scales of snakes and other scaled reptiles that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper...
In reptiles, the sublabial scales, also called lower-labials or infralabials, are those scales that border the mouth opening along the lower jaw. They...
supralabial scales, also called upper-labials, are those scales that border the mouth opening along the upper jaw. They do not include the median scale (rostral...
refer to: the lips In linguistics, a labial consonant In zoology, the labialscales the labia (genitalia) Labial (gene), a gene in Drosophila melanogaster...
differentiate species from one another. Nasorostral scale Mental scaleLabialscales Snake scales Anatomical terms of location Wright AH, Wright AA (1957)...
band which covers the eyes and extends rearward to the posterior upper labialscales. However, in the northern part of its range it is black in adulthood...
of this scale is sometimes one of the characteristics used to differentiate species from one another. Rostral scaleLabialscales Snake scales Anatomical...
are one or two scales called loreal scales. Loreal scales are absent in elapids. The scales along the lips of the snake are called labials. Those on the...
the scales in the anterior areas of the mouth and nose (rostral scale, first labialscale, and loreal). The Mexican blind lizard is a limbless lizard, adapted...
Also, the first lower labialscale on each side is transversely divided to form a pair of anterior chin shields. The dorsal scales are usually arranged...
distinction is in the number of upper labialscales present in each subspecies: the Florida scarlet snake has 7 upper labialscales, while the Northern scarlet...
a long tail that is about one-third of the length of its body. The labialscales around the mouth of the snake are unmarked and uniformly bright yellow...
suture between the rostral scale and the first labialscale. The ear-opening is oval, about the same size as a lateral scale, or a little smaller. The...
light edges. The head is a uniform grayish-brown except for its lighter labialscales and dark postorbital bar. No distinct pattern is found on the crown...
Five-lined Skink. However, they can be distinguished by having five labialscales around the mouth, whereas Five-lined skinks have only four. Juveniles...
and underside of the head are light, usually cream-coloured, and the labialscales have dark edges, although these can be indistinct in some populations...
orbit; it has 10 to 13 upper and as many lower labialscales. The body is slightly flattened; dorsal scales are small, uniform, smooth, or feebly keeled...
of its elliptical-looking dorsal scales, and the absence of everted labialscales. Miller, Aryeh H.; Davis, Hayden R.; Luong, Anh Mai; Do, Quyen Hanh;...
stripe may be present along the middle of the back. The upper labialscales (lip scales) are a whitish or pale yellow color which led to its other common...
short vertical stripe connecting the eye with the fourth to fifth upper labialscales. Adults are much more uniform, sometimes being olive-yellow, brownish-green...
burrowing in the sand, as are the recessed lower jaw and flared upper labialscales. Greater earless lizards are sexually dimorphic, males grow larger and...
ranges from white to beige, speckled with tiny dark brown points. The labialscale on the upper lip behind the eye is enlarged. In cloud forests of northwestern...
amount of rounding in the lips during the articulation of a vowel. It is labialization of a vowel. When a rounded vowel is pronounced, the lips form a circular...
numbers of very pronounced thermoreceptive pits are located between the labialscales. Species in the genus Corallus are found in Central America, South America...
were satisfied with the labial reduction outcomes; that the average patient satisfaction score was 9.2 points on a 10-point scale; that 95 per cent of the...
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