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Opisthoglypha
Opisthoglypha O*pis`tho*glyph"a, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? behind + ? to carve.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of serpents which have some of the posterior maxillary teeth grooved for fangs.

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- A snake skeleton consists primarily of the skull, vertebrae, and ribs, with only vestigial remnants of the limbs. The skull of a snake is a very complex...
- 583 pp. (Boiga multitemporalis, p. 356). Stejneger L (1902). "A New Opisthoglyph Snake from Formosa". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington...
- response, some viperids (e.g. Lachesis) bite and hold. A proteroglyph or opisthoglyph may close its jaws and bite or chew firmly for a considerable time. Differences...