Frontoparietal scale

In reptiles, the frontoparietal scales are scales located behind the eyes, between the frontal scales to the front and the parietal scales to the back.

References

  1. ↑ Schleich HH, Kästle W, Kabisch K (1996). Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa: Biology, Systematics, Field Guide. Koenigstein, Germany: Koeltz Scientific Books. 630 pp., 63 color plates. ISBN 978-3-87429-377-8.