Parietal scales are the scales of a snake located on the snake's head and are connected to the frontals towards the posterior.^[1] These plate-like scales are analogous to and take their name from the parietal bone, which forms the roof and sides of the cranium in humans.

See also

• Parietal bone
• Snake scales
• Anatomical terms of location

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