Preferred Label : epidermal scale;
Uberon definition : A fold in the surface epidermis composed of keratin[Kardong].;
Uberon Taxon note : Archosaurian (crocodilian and avian) scales and turtle scutes develop from local epithelial
thickenings called placodes, though the scales of lizards and snakes (Lepidosauria)
develop without placodes as skin folds (Maderson, '65; Sawyer, '72; Harris et al.,
2002; Cherepanov, '89, 2006; Alibardi and Minelli, 2014; Moustakas- Verho et al.,
2014; we do not consider crocodilian osteoderms, which have been called scutes by
some workers, to be homologous to the skin appendages we discuss)[PMID:25877335];
Origin ID : 0007381;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- has part
- part of
A fold in the surface epidermis composed of keratin[Kardong].
