Gular scales

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Gular scales on a Buff-striped Keelback Amphiesma stolata.
Gular scales on a Buff-striped Keelback Amphiesma stolata.

Gular scales on a snake are scales on the underside of a snake's head which are to be found in the central or throat region. These are in contact with the first ventral scales of a snake's body and are flanked by the chin shields.

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