Mogera flexor subsp. digitorum

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. flexor digitorum tibialis ( fig. 18 )

ORIGIN: From the posterior surface of the medial condyle of the tibia.

INSERTION: Via a tendon that attaches to the ventromedial surface of the medial tarsale, and then continues out into the sole of the foot.

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in Condylura , Desmana , Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , Scaptonyx , Talpa , Uropsilus , and Urotrichus . In Galemys , this muscle originates as above, but apparently inserts just in connective tissue on the medial side of the foot, as I did not find a medial tarsale in this genus. See Reed (1951: 581) for a discussion of the medial tarsale.

Figures

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