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Scales found on the underside of the snake's head
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Chin shields on a Buff-striped Keelback Amphiesma stolata.

Chin shields or chinshields, genials scales on a snake are scales found on the underside of the snake's head towards the anterior and touching the lower labial scales. Chin shields to the front of the snake (towards the snout) are called anterior chin shields while those to the rear of the snake (towards the tail) are called posterior chin shields.

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References

  1. "Introduction to reptile (snake) scales". Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.


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