Frontoparietal scale

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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.[1]

References

  1. Schleich, H.-H., Kästle, W. and Kabisch, K. 1996. Amphibians and reptiles of North Africa: biology, systematics, field guide. Koeltz Scientific Books, 630 pp. ISBN 978-3-87429-377-8