squamation

[ skwey-mey-shuh n ]

/ skweɪˈmeɪ ʃən /

the state of being squamate.

the arrangement of the squamae or scales of an animal.

Origin of squamation

First recorded in 1880–85; squam- + -ation

squally, squalor, squam-, squama, squamate, squamation, squamiform, squamish, squamo-, squamosa, squamosal

The characteristics of fin rays, scales, and squamation of cheeks and gill-covers apply equally to both species.

Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall
Considerably more variation occurs in color and in the arrangement of markings than in squamation.

A New Snake of the Genus Geophis From Chihuahua, Mexico |John M. Legler

squamation

/ (skweɪˈmeɪʃən) /

the condition of having or forming scales or squamae

the arrangement of scales in fishes or reptiles