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Subcaudal scales

In snakes, the subcaudal scales are the enlarged plates on the underside of the tail. These scales may be either single or divided (paired) and are preceded by the anal scale.

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In snakes, the subcaudal scales are the enlarged plates on the underside of the tail.1 These scales may be either single or divided (paired) and are preceded by the anal scale.

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  1. Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (in two volumes). ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.