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{{hatnote|"Circumorbital" redirects here. This may also refer to the area surrounding the [[eye]] sockets in other animals.}}
In [[Squamata|scaled reptiles]], the '''ocular scales''' are those forming the margin of the eye.<ref name="W&W57">Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. ''Handbook of Snakes''. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. {{ISBN|0-8014-0463-0}}.</ref> The name originates from the term ''
Prefixes are usually included to indicate the positions or locations of the individual scales:<ref name="Mal03">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}}.</ref><ref name="Smith43">Smith MA. 1943. ''The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region, Reptilia and Amphibia Vol III-Serpentes''. Taylor and Francis, London. page 29.</ref>
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==See also==
* [[Reptile scales]]
* [[Snake scales]]
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==References==
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