Mogera popliteus

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 40

M. popliteus ( fig. 18 )

ORIGIN: As a tendon from a pit on the posteroventral surface of the lateral epicondyle of the femur.

INSERTION: On the posterior crest of the tibia, proximal to the fusion of the tibia and fibula.

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in Condylura , Desmana , Galemys , Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , Scaptonyx , Talpa , and Urotrichus . Uropsilus is similar except that the origin is from a sesamoid that lies adjacent to the lateral epicondyle.

Figures

Fig. 18. Medial view of lower leg muscles of Parascalops. A, Superficial muscles; B, deeper muscles.