nasal scale

{{redirect|Prenasal|the phonetic meaning|Prenasalized consonant}}

{{redirect|Postnasal|the phonetic meaning|Nasal release|the cause of cough|Post-nasal drip}}

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In reptiles, the nasal scale refers to the scale that encloses the nostril.Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. {{ISBN|0-89464-877-2}}.

Sometimes this scale is paired (divided). In such cases, the anterior half is referred to as the prenasal and the posterior half is referred to as the postnasal.Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. {{ISBN|0-8014-0463-0}}.

Supranasal scales are located above the nasal scale.