GLOSSARY 47 



Superciliary. — Along the upper, outer edge of the orbit. 



Sometimes applied to the supraoculars of snakes. 

 Superior. — Upper. 

 Supracaudal. — Over the tailj the last pair of marginal 



plates of turtles, sometimes united. 

 Supralabials. — Upper labials. Also called superior labials 



or labials. 

 Supraocular. — Of snakes, the large scale over the eye; of 



lizards, the scales over the eye excepting the superciliaries. 

 Suture. — The line of joining. 

 Symphysal. — See symphyseal. 



Symphyseal. — The scale on the tip of the lower jaw, espe- 

 cially of lizards. See mental. 

 Symphysial. — See symphyseal. 

 Urosteges. — Large scales on the lower surface of the tail 



in most snakes. 

 Vent. — The anus. 

 Ventrals. — Gastrosteges. 

 Vertebrals. — The large plates along the middle of the 



carapace. 

 Vertical. — Frontal. 



