Hood (anatomy)
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- See also the clitoral hood
The
hood is the name in
anatomy for the flap of skin behind the
head of
cobras, which can be used to make the snake appear bigger. It can also carry distinctive markings. The hood of the Asian cobra is, proportionately, much larger than that of the king cobra and is usually yellow to brown, with a black-and-white spectacle pattern on top and two black and white spots on the lower surface.
The hood have also some kinds of lizards, e.g. Tropidurus delanonis.
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