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Fig. 2. Alligator hindlimb muscles involved in the high walking for which electromyographical data have been recorded. Lines of actions are indicated for muscles active in either stance phase (red), swing phase (blue) or with activity in both phases (black); gray shading in arrows indicates that the muscle lies medial to the femur. AMB1, ambiens, head 1; ADD1, adductor femoris 1; CFL, caudofemoralis longus; FMTI, femorotibialis internus; FTE, flexor tibialis externus; FTI2, flexor tibialis internus, head 2; G, gastrocnemius; ILFEM, iliofemoralis; ILFIB, iliofibularis; ILTIB1/2 iliotibialis, head 1/2; PIFE2/3, puboischiofemoralis externus, head 2/3; PIFI2, puboischiofemoralis internus, head 2; PIT, puboischiotibialis; TA, tibialis anterior. Data for muscles marked with asterisks are taken from Gatesy (1997). The continuation of the AMB1 tendon through the extensor sheet and into the Achilles tendon is not shown.





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