THE POST-CRANIAL MYOLOGY OF TARENTOLA ANNULARIS FAMILY: GECKONIDAE I - AXIAL MUSCLES (CERVICAL REGION)

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The anatomical relationships of the myology of the neck region of Tarentola annularis was the aim of the present study. Fourteen cervical muscles were described in detail. The cervical bending muscles of the head in the three directions are: (1) the levators (M441,2,3) and the laterally bending (M44 7,8) and depressor muscles (M44 10,11,12,13).