In reptiles, the '''sublabial scales''', also called lower-labials or infralabials, are those scales that border the mouth opening along the lower jaw. They do not include the median scale<ref name="W&W57">Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. ''Handbook of Snakes''. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. {{ISBN|0-8014-0463-0}}.</ref> (mental scale). The term ''labial'' originates from {{Lang|la|labium}} (Latin for "lip"), which refers to any lip-like structure. The numbers of these scales present, and sometimes the shapes and sizes, are some of many characteristics used to differentiate species from one another.

==Related scales==

* Supralabial scales * Rostral scale * Mental scale

==See also== * Labial scales * Snake scales * Anatomical terms of location

==References== {{Commons|Labial scales}} {{Reflist}}

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