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3 unusual facts about Rostral scale


Aspidelaps

They are commonly called shield-nosed cobras or coral cobras after their cobra-hoods and enlarged rostral (nose) scales.

Errivaspis

A rostral plate formed a pointed ‘snout’, several small plates around the mouth, and a dorsal spine pointing backwards.

Pituophis

The rostral is enlarged and elongated, imparting a characteristic somewhat pointed shape to the head.



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