Keeled scales facts for kids
Keeled scales on a colubrid snake, Amphiesma stolatum
Keeled scales refer to reptile scales that, rather than being smooth, have a ridge down the center that may or may not extend to the tip of the scale, making them rough to the touch.
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Horned desert viper (Cerastes cerastes)
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Puff adder (Bitis arietans)
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Common European adder (Vipera berus)
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Horned rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes)
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Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
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Ottoman viper shows typical non-reflective appearance of reptiles with keeled scales
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Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
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Echis carinatus
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Bothrops neuwiedi
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Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)
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