HISTOARCHITECTURE OF EPIDERMIS OF SNAKE

The epidermis of snake showed three distinct layers, β cell, mesos and α cell layers. β cell layer and α cell layer located externally and internally respectively. The mesos layer located between β and α cell layer showed bilayer structure and consisted of 2-3 layers of nucleated cells. The basal cells of mesos layer are large may be indicative of renewal phase in snake.