GLOSSARY 47 



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



Sometimes applied to the supraoculars of snakes. 

 Superior. Upper. 

 SupracaudaL Over the tail 5 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 5 of 



lizards, the scales over the eye excepting the superciliaries. 

 Suture. The line of joining. 

 Symfhysal. 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. 



