{{short description|Type of scales on reptiles}} thumb|300px|right|Nomenclature of scales (top view of head) In reptiles, the '''temporal scales''' are located on the side of the head between the parietal scales and the supralabial scales, and behind the postocular scales.<ref name="USN91">U.S. Navy. 1991. Poisonous Snakes of the World. US Govt. New York: Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. {{ISBN|0-486-26629-X}}.</ref>
There are two types of temporal scales:<ref name="USN91"/> * '''Anterior temporals''' are in contact with the postocular scales. * '''Posterior temporals''' are in vertical rows not in contact with the postocular scales; sometimes called secondary and tertiary temporals.
thumb|300px|right|'''Chequered Keelback''' ''Xenochrophis piscator'' thumb|300px|right|'''Glossy-bellied Racer''' ''Coluber ventromaculatus'' thumb|300px|right|'''Banded Krait''' ''Bungarus fasciatus''
==Related scales== * Parietal scales * Supralabial scales * Ocular scales
==See also== * Snake scales * Anatomical terms of location
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Snake scales