Solenoglyphous
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Solenoglyphous dentition is seen in viperids where long curved tubular fangs located in the maxillae are folded caudodorsally and covered with a fleshy sheath when at rest. When the snake strikes these are rotated forward by the pushing action of the pterygoid and transpalatine bones.