Temporal scales

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.^[1]

There are two types of temporal scales:^[1]

• 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.