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Costal groove
	A central rib of the left side. Inferior aspect. (Costal groove labeled at upper left.)
	A central rib of the left side, viewed from behind. (Costal groove labeled at center left.)
Latin	sulcus costae
Gray's	subject #28 124

The Costal groove is a groove between the ridge of the internal surface of the rib and the inferior border. It contains the intercostal vessels and intercostal nerve.

Grooves present on spotted salamander, below yellow spots and behind the front limbs

In herpetology, costal grooves refer to lateral indents along the integument of salamanders. The grooves run between the axilla to groin. Each groove overlies the myotomal septa to mark the position of the internal rib.^[1]^[2]

[edit] References

^ Duellman, W.E., Trueb, L. (1986). Biology of Amphibians. 670 Pp. McGraw - Hill Book Company, New York, New York, ISBN 080184780X, 9780801847806
^ J. W. Petranka. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. 587 Pp. Smithsonian Institution Press, ISBN 1560988282, 9781560988281

[edit] External links

SUNY Labs 18:st-0203 - "Thoracic Wall: Bones"
thoraxbones at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)

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[0] Duellman, W.E., Trueb, L. (1986). Biology of Amphibians. 670 Pp. McGraw - Hill Book Company, New York, New York, ISBN 080184780X, 9780801847806

[1] J. W. Petranka. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. 587 Pp. Smithsonian Institution Press, ISBN 1560988282, 9781560988281

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