Occipital scales explained

In reptiles, occipital scales are enlarged plates that lie directly behind the parietal scales.^[1]

An interoccipital is a scale located between the occipital scales.^[2]

Related scales

• Parietal scales.

See also

• Snake scales.

Notes and 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. .
2. Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. .