Table 1 Different measurements and ratios of the Geese’s tongue

Total length of tongue (mm):

58.10±0.43

-length of apex (mm).

29.14±1.11

-length of body (mm).

19.78±0.76

-length of root (mm).

9.85±0.46

Ratio (%) of length of:

-apex to total length of tongue.

50.04

-body to total length of tongue.

34.04

-root to total length of tongue.

16.94±

Width (mm) of tongue at:

-rostral end of marginal papillae.

9.36±0.30

-in front frenulum linguae.

12.43±0.16

-lingual prominence.

12.69±0.10

-transverse row of papillae.

13.25±0.17

-middle of root.

12.49±0.28

Thickness (mm) of tongue at:

-rostral end of marginal papillae.

4.05±0.17

-in front frenulum linguae.

8.76±0.25

Median lingual groove:

-its length (mm).

48.22±0.18

-number of papillae bordering it.

8–10

-length of this row of papillae (mm).

12.70±0.26

Lingual prominence dimensions (mm):

-length.

7.65±0.15

-width at its base.

6.37±0.18

-its position rostral to transverse row of papillae.

5.61±0.20

Length of oral floor free from tongue (mm).

6.67±0.26