Table 1.

Crocodylian limb muscles, abbreviations and estimated primary functions

Pectoral limb			Pelvic limb
Short name	Full name	Estimated function	Short name	Full name	Estimated function
SVT	Serratus ventralis thoracis	Pectoral girdle extensors	CFL	Caudofemoralis longus	Hip extensors/knee flexors
COCS	Costocoracoideus superficialis	Pectoral girdle extensors	CFB	Caudofemoralis brevis	Hip extensors/knee flexors
COCP	Costocoracoideus profundus	Pectoral girdle extensors	ISTR	Ischiotrochantericus	Hip extensors/knee flexors
LS	Levator scapulae	Pectoral girdle flexors	ILFB	Iliofibularis	Hip extensors/knee flexors
TRA	Trapezius	Pectoral girdle flexors	PIT	Pubo-ischio-tibialis	Hip extensors/knee flexors
SVC	Serratus ventralis cervicus	Pectoral girdle flexors	FTE	Flexor tibialis externus	Hip extensors/knee flexors
RHO	Rhomboideus	Pectoral girdle adductors	FTI 1	Flexor tibialis internus 1	Hip extensors/knee flexors
LD	Latissimus dorsi	Shoulder extensors	FTI 2	Flexor tibialis internus 2	Hip extensors/knee flexors
SS	Subscapularis	Shoulder extensors	FTI 3	Flexor tibialis internus 3	Hip extensors/knee flexors
SC	Supracoracoideus	Shoulder flexors	FTI 4	Flexor tibialis internus 4	Hip extensors/knee flexors
DC	Deltoideus clavicularis	Shoulder flexors	PIFE 1	Pubo-ischio-femoralis externus 1	Hip adductors
CBD	Coracobrachialis brevis dorsalis	Shoulder flexors	PIFI 2	Pubo-ischio-femoralis internus 2	Hip flexors
PEC	Pectoralis	Shoulder adductors	PIFI 1	Pubo-ischio-femoralis internus 1	Hip flexors
CBV	Coracobrachialis brevis ventralis	Shoulder adductors	ADD 1	Adductor 1	Hip adductors
DS	Deltoideus scapularis	Shoulder abductors	ADD 2	Adductor 2	Hip adductors
SHC	Scapulohumeralis caudalis	Shoulder abductors	PIFE 2	Pubo-ischio-femoralis externus 2	Hip adductors
TM	Teres major	Shoulder abductors	PIFE 3	Pubo-ischio-femoralis externus 3	Hip adductors
TB	Triceps brevis	Elbow extensors	IF	Iliofemoralis	Hip abductors
TLL	Triceps longus lateralis	Elbow extensors	IT 1	Iliotibialis 1	Knee extensors
TLM	Triceps longus medialis	Elbow extensors	IT 2	Iliotibialis 2	Knee extensors
BB	Biceps brachii	Elbow flexors	IT 3	Iliotibialis 3	Knee extensors
HR	Humeroradialis	Elbow flexors	FMTE	Femorotibialis externus	Knee extensors
BR	Brachialis	Elbow flexors	FMTI	Femorotibialis internus	Knee extensors
FUL	Flexor ulnaris	Elbow flexors	AMB 1	Ambiens 1	Knee extensors
ABR	Abductor radialis	Elbow flexors	AMB 2	Ambiens 2	Knee extensors
PT	Pronator teres	Elbow pronators	GE	Gastrocnemius externus	Ankle plantarflexors
PQ	Pronator quadratus	Elbow pronators	GI	Gastrocnemius internus	Ankle plantarflexors
SUP	Supinator	Elbow supinators	FDL	Flexor digitorum longus (pelvic)	Ankle plantarflexors
FCU	Flexor carpi ulnaris	Wrist plantarflexors	IC	Interosseus cruris	Ankle plantarflexors
FDL-1	Flexor digitorum longus 1 (pectoral limb)	Wrist plantarflexors	FL	Fibularis longus	Ankle plantarflexors
FDL-2	Flexor digitorum longus 2 (pectoral limb)	Wrist plantarflexors	FHL	Flexor hallucis longus	Ankle plantarflexors
ECRB	Extensor carpi radialis brevis	Wrist dorsiflexors	FB	Fibularis brevis	Ankle plantarflexors
ECRL	Extensor carpi radialis longus	Wrist dorsiflexors	PP	Pronator profundus	Ankle plantarflexors
ECUL	Extensor carpi ulnaris longus	Wrist dorsiflexors	TA	Tibialis anterior	Ankle dorsiflexors
FDBF	Flexor digitorum brevis (pectoralis)	Digital plantarflexors (pectoral)	EDL	Extensor digitorum longus	Ankle dorsiflexors
EDBF	Extensor digitorum brevis (pectoralis)	Digital dorsiflexors (pectoral)	FDBH	Flexor digitorum brevis (pelvic)	Digital plantarflexors (pelvic)
			EDBH	Extensor digitorum brevis (pelvic)	Digital dorsiflexors (pelvic)
			EHL	Extensor hallucis longus	Digital dorsiflexors (pelvic)