Buccal floor of reptiles, a summary

Authors

Wilmer W. Tanner, Brigham Young University
David F. Avery, Southern Connecticut State College, New Haven

Abstract

A general survey of the information presently available on the osteology and myology of the hyobranchial apparatus. Included in the survey are examples of the hyobranchial skeleton of the major groups of reptiles, including the Chelonia, Crocodilia, Rhynchocephalia, and Squamata. The myology treats the muscles directly associated with the hyoid as well as those associated with the functioning of the apparatus, but not arising or inserted directly on or from the hyoid. The innervation of the hyobranchial apparatus is reviewed and briefly discussed based on the information available in a few major studies. An attempt is made to cite all pertinent literature references, and in Tables 1 and 2 the references to basic areas are indicated. Twenty-nine plates and figures are included, some of which represent original research.

Recommended Citation

Tanner, Wilmer W. and Avery, David F. (1982) "Buccal floor of reptiles, a summary," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 42: No. 3, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol42/iss3/1