What Do You Mean by Proteroglyphous?

proteroglyphous Applied to snakes that have fangs at the front of the maxilla (upper jaw), often with small solid teeth behind. The fangs are hollow and short, as in cobras, mambas, and coral snakes (Elapidae).

What is Proteroglyphous type of fang?

Proteroglyphous types of fangs are small, grooved and articulated and permanently erect at the anterior end of maxillae. Such fang is found in cobras, kraits, coral snakes and sea snakes, ... Opisthoglyphous fangs are also small, grooved but remain associated with the posterior end of maxillae.

How many fangs do snakes have?

All of these snakes have one of three fang structures: proteroglyphous, solenoglyphous, or opisthoglyphous. And each type is unique to a different family of snake.