inframarginal scutes
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a series of small scutes covering the bridge bones, between the carapacial marginals and the sides of the adjacent plastral scutes; present in the families Cheloniidae, Chelydridae, Dermatemydidae, and Platysternidae. See introduction topic Scutes.

Alternative forms for inframarginal scutes : inframarginal, inframarginal scute, inframarginals.

plastral scutes of turtles.jpg

plastral scutes of turtles.jpg