Myogale obliquus subsp. abdominis

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 21

M. obliquus abdominis externus

ORIGIN: As a series of slips from the lateral surfaces of ribs 4–13.

INSERTION: The anteriormost fibers into fascia overlapping the lateral margin of M. rectus abdominis , the main portion of the muscle into fascia over the abdomen, and the posteriormost fibers into the inguinal region, where they form a broad fascial sheet that attaches to the horizontal ramus of the pubis.

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in the 11 study taxa.