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Meaning of "dorsal scales"
Dorsal scales refer to the overlapping plates or scales that cover the upper side (dorsal surface) of certain animals, such as reptiles. These scales provide protection and support to the animal's body. They are commonly found in species like snakes and lizards
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dorsal scales
The dorsal scales of the antennae are pink.
They are a specialised form of dorsal scales.
The dorsal scales are keeled and large.
Both species have an elongate first row of dorsal scales.
The dorsal scales are pointed and overlapping.
It has smooth dorsal scales.
Dorsal scales are smooth and strongly oblique.
It has keeled dorsal scales.
The dorsal scales are small and granular.
The body is covered with weakly to strongly keeled dorsal scales.
The dorsal scales appear keeled and imbricated.
The body is cylindrical in shape with small polished dorsal scales.
The dorsal scales are smooth and without keels.
The pupils are vertically elliptical and the dorsal scales are keeled.
The dorsal scales are smooth or keeled.
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It also has auricular lobules and heavy keels on the dorsal scales.
Dorsal scales are placed in an oblique arrangement.
Some of the distal dorsal scales of the tail are weakly keeled.
Dorsal scales smooth with single or double apical pits.
It is known for its extremely keeled dorsal scales that give it a bristly appearance.
Caudal dorsal scales smooth or with very faint keels.
The ventrals are less than twice as large as the contiguous dorsal scales.
Their dorsal scales are smooth.
The tail is short as well, and the dorsal scales are smooth.
In females dorsal scales of the tail smooth or faintly keeled.
Tail round or slightly laterally compressed, dorsal scales of tail with very faint keels.
Its dorsal scales are tricarinate.
They have flattened heads, with small eyes that have round pupils, and keeled dorsal scales.
The dorsal scales are smooth or weakly keeled with apical pits.
However, unlike hognose snakes, Mexican hooknose snakes have smooth dorsal scales.
The dorsal scales are without pits with some faintly keeled.
In most specimens the smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 27 rows at midbody.
Dorsal scales enlarged.
The 13 rows of dorsal scales are smooth and glossy.
Dorsal scales ringed.
Ear-opening much larger than nostril ; dorsal scales feebly bi - or tricarinate.
The large dorsal scales are keeled and forming continuous oblique series.
It is similar to T. atlantica, but larger, and lacks well-developed keels on its dorsal scales.
The dorsal scales are larger than the scales on the flanks and the ventral scales.
Usually, 21 rows of keeled dorsal scales occur midbody.
Dorsal scales hexagonal, with a central keel.
The ventral scales, which are flat and smooth, are 3-4 times larger than the dorsal scales.
Snout short, dorsal scales with smooth granules.
The dorsal scales are heavily keeled, giving the snake a rough texture.
The bronze grass skink has a cylindrical body, dorsal scales with 5-8 keels, and smooth ventral scales.
The dorsal scales are smooth, with fine striations.
Laterally, the dorsal scales may be slightly oblique.
The dorsal scales are small, and the lateral scales are granular.
The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 40 rows.
Dorsal scales smooth, without pits.
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