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. 2022 Nov 30;11:e80092. doi: 10.7554/eLife.80092

Table 2. Axial muscle area in the crested basilisk.

Area measurements of epaxial and hypaxial musculature along the axial column in the crested basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons (FMNH 112993). C, cervical; D, dorsal; CA, caudal.

Location Total area Epaxial area Hypaxial area
mm2 mm2 % total mm2 % total
Anterior neck (C2) 180.4 83.9 46.5 96.5 53.5
Mid neck (C3) 139.7 54.9 39.3 84.8 60.7
Posterior neck (C4-D1) 202.1 69.8 34.7 132.3 65.3
Mid dorsal (D12) 212.0 60.0 28.3 152.0 71.7
Basal tail (CA4) 434.0 153.8 35.4 280.2 64.6
Anterior tail (CA10, last transverse process) 221.7 63.5 28.6 158.2 71.4
Mid tail (CA15) 97.8 29.8 29.8 68.0 70.2