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Reptile skin is covered with scutes or scales which, along with many other characteristics, distinguish reptiles from animals of other classes. They are made of alpha and beta-keratin and are formed from the epidermis (contrary to fish, in which the scales are formed from the dermis). The scales may be ossified or tubercular, as in the case of lizards, or modified elaborately, as in the case of snakes. The scales on the top of lizard and snake heads has also been called pileus, after the Latin word for cap, referring to the fact that these scales sit on the skull like a cap.

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  • Als Hornschuppe bezeichnet man stark verhornte Hautbezirke bei Reptilien, Vögeln sowie manchen Fischen und innerhalb der Säugetiere bei den Schuppentieren. Bei einigen Reptilien werden sie auch als Hornplatten oder Hornschilde bezeichnet. (de)
  • La peau des squamates est recouverte d'écailles tandis que celle des tortues et des crocodiliens est recouverte de scutelles. Ces animaux étaient autrefois regroupés sous l'appellation « reptiles ». (fr)
  • Reptile skin is covered with scutes or scales which, along with many other characteristics, distinguish reptiles from animals of other classes. They are made of alpha and beta-keratin and are formed from the epidermis (contrary to fish, in which the scales are formed from the dermis). The scales may be ossified or tubercular, as in the case of lizards, or modified elaborately, as in the case of snakes. The scales on the top of lizard and snake heads has also been called pileus, after the Latin word for cap, referring to the fact that these scales sit on the skull like a cap. (en)
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  • Als Hornschuppe bezeichnet man stark verhornte Hautbezirke bei Reptilien, Vögeln sowie manchen Fischen und innerhalb der Säugetiere bei den Schuppentieren. Bei einigen Reptilien werden sie auch als Hornplatten oder Hornschilde bezeichnet. (de)
  • La peau des squamates est recouverte d'écailles tandis que celle des tortues et des crocodiliens est recouverte de scutelles. Ces animaux étaient autrefois regroupés sous l'appellation « reptiles ». (fr)
  • Reptile skin is covered with scutes or scales which, along with many other characteristics, distinguish reptiles from animals of other classes. They are made of alpha and beta-keratin and are formed from the epidermis (contrary to fish, in which the scales are formed from the dermis). The scales may be ossified or tubercular, as in the case of lizards, or modified elaborately, as in the case of snakes. The scales on the top of lizard and snake heads has also been called pileus, after the Latin word for cap, referring to the fact that these scales sit on the skull like a cap. (en)
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  • Hornschuppe (de)
  • Écailles des reptiles (fr)
  • Reptile scale (en)
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