Interorbital scales

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The interorbitals lie between the supraocular scales (marked red).
The interorbitals lie between the supraocular scales (marked red).

In snakes, the interorbital scales, or intersupraoculars, are the scales on the top of the head between the plates surmounting the eyes[1] (the supraoculars).

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  1. ^ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.