Scutes

ticks). Scutes are similar to scales and serve the same function. Unlike the scales of lizards and snakes, which are formed from the epidermis, scutes are...

Look up scut in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scut or SCUT may refer to: Scut, a short tail on various mammals Scutwork, menial work Adam Scut (fl. 1382–1401)...

these are four pairs of costal scutes. Around the edge of the shell are 12 pairs of marginal scutes. All these scutes are aligned so that for the most...

snake scales. These dermal scales are more properly called scutes. Similar dermal scutes are found in the feet of birds and tails of some mammals, and...

Adam Scut (fl. 1382–1401) of Exeter, Devon, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Exeter in May 1382, April...

five in a series of longitudinal scutes: dorsal (one series, 9–17 scutes), lateral (two series, one per side, 28–60 scutes each) and ventral series (two...

The tail is the section at the rear end of certain kinds of animals' bodies; in general, the term refers to a distinct, flexible appendage to the torso...

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necessarily indicate monophyly. The structures are however derived from scutes, common to all classes of amniotes and are an example of what has been termed...

scutes and horns that protruded from the skull. The three K scutes surrounding the tympanic cavity are seemingly not homologous with the cheek scutes...

scales known as scutes that are made of keratin, the same substance that makes up hair and fingernails. Typically, a turtle has 38 scutes on the carapace...

The South China University of Technology (SCUT) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education...

"costal scutes" running along each side of the central scutes. The "marginal scutes" run along the outer sides of the shell, and the "nuchal scutes" are...

smooth-skinned, scaleless, and armored with five lateral rows of bony plates called scutes. Several species can grow quite large, typically ranging 2–3.5 m (7–12 ft)...

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paramedian scutes only. In addition to paramedian scute identification, lateral scutes have been similarly described on Acaenasuchus. Lateral scutes are features...

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five rows of bony scutes: dorsal with 10-16 beetles (the first is largest), two laterals (32-46 scutes), and two ventral (8-12 scutes) between rows of...

friction. Scutes are similar to scales and serve the same function. Unlike the scales of fish, which are formed from the epidermis, scutes are formed...

posterior vertebral scutes or absent altogether. The front margin of the carapace is slightly to strongly serrated, with the marginal scutes projecting beyond...