Fig. 6. Tongue protraction in Phrynomantis bifasciatus when prey is placed
directly in front of the animal. (A) Normal feeding. There is no deviation of
the tongue when attempting to capture prey. (B) After right unilateral m.
submentalis and m. intermandibularis denervation, the tongue is protracted
normally. (C) After right unilateral m. genioglossus (both longitudinalis and
dorsoventralis) denervation, the tongue deviates towards the right (inactive)
side. Animals are no longer able to capture prey placed directly in front of
the head or towards the active side.