Ho. Hofer et al., THE SUBLINGUA AND TONGUE OF TUPAIA (SCANDENTIA, MAMMALIA) - A SCANNING ELECTRON-MICROSCOPE STUDY, Folia primatologica, 60(4), 1993, pp. 185-194
The surface morphology of the tongue and the sublingua in Tupaia belan
geri was examined both under the dissection microscope and with the sc
anning electron microscope. Shape and structural differentiation of th
e sublingua and the anterior ventral part of the tongue are described.
Special types of papillae were found on the lingual segment of the ke
el, along the serrated edges of the sublingua, and at the apex linguae
. The findings are discussed with respect to the special conformation
of the oral cavity of Tupaia and in relation to the evolutionary and f
unctional significance of the tongue and the sublingua in this species
.