-
species from each another. In many
species of
boids and viperids, the
supraoculars are
heavily fragmented. In others, such as the
colubrids and elapids...
- of hind
limbs and
absence of fore limbs. Also prefrontals, frontals,
supraoculars, and
frontoparietals are absent.
There are five species: Calyptommatus...
-
those lying directly behind and in
contact with the eye.
Supraocular scales, or
supraoculars, are
enlarged scales on the
crown immediately above the eye...
- six shields. The
frontal touches the parietals,
supraoculars,
prefrontals and preoculars. The
supraoculars are small. The
parietals are one and a half times...
-
scale between the
frontal and the parietals), and two long and
narrow supraoculars. The
latter are
large and distinct, each
separated from the
frontal by...
- rear edge of its
frontal scale not
extending beyond rear edge of
supraoculars,
supraoculars flared laterally, area of
lower secondary temporal scale equal...
- top of the head
between the
plates surmounting the eyes (the
supraoculars).
Supraocular scales Snake scales Wright AH,
Wright AA. 1957.
Handbook of Snakes...
- and Levant. It is
often easily recognized by the
presence of a pair of
supraocular "horns",
although hornless individuals do occur.
Three subspecies have...
- suture. The
supraoculars are single, narrow, and
sometimes divided by a
transverse suture.
There are 11–16
scales in a line
between the
supraoculars. The ventrals...
-
shields occur along the
margin of the
lower lip; the
third and
fourth supraoculars touch the eye. The
scales are
highly polished, in 15–17 rows; the vertebral...
