{{Short description|Snake head scales connected to frontals to posterior}} thumb|300px|right|Nomenclature of scales (top view of head) '''Parietal scales''' are the scales of a snake located on the snake's head and are connected to the frontals towards the posterior.<ref name="madison">{{cite web |last1=Roscoe |first1=Eric |title=Shedding the Uncertainty: How to Identify Snake Sheds |url=https://madisonherps.org/kickstart/en/wisconsin-reptile-resources/education-articles/131-shedding-the-uncertainty-how-to-identify-snake-sheds |website=Madison Area Herpetological Society |access-date=23 March 2023 |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323034859/https://madisonherps.org/kickstart/en/wisconsin-reptile-resources/education-articles/131-shedding-the-uncertainty-how-to-identify-snake-sheds |url-status=dead }}</ref> These plate-like scales are analogous to and take their name from the parietal bone, which forms the roof and sides of the cranium in humans.
==See also== * Parietal bone * Snake scales * Anatomical terms of location
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