Myogale occipitofrontalis

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 10

M. occipitofrontalis

ORIGIN: From the occipital region of the skull, adjacent to the dorsal midline and just posterior and medial to M. temporalis .

INSERTION: Via a long tendon into the integument over the snout.

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in Condylura , Desmana , Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , Scaptonyx , Talpa , Uropsilus , and Urotrichus .