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carination

  • a word derived from carinate.
    carinate
    adjective
    formed with a carina; keellike.

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Grayish to dark brownish above and lighter below; sutures of interparietal bone distinct throughout life; second to fourth cervical vertebrae broader than long with dorsal surface flattened and without carination.

From A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha by E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall

The carination of the scales on the snout versus smooth scales there seems to be the only significant character given by Bocourt that distinguishes A. Nebuloides from A. nebulosus.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman

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