Abstract
The connective tissue cores (CTCs) of the lingual papillae of the large flying fox Pteropus vampyrus were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and compared to those of other animals. The filiform papillae of the large flying fox showed a spoon-like shaped CTCs at the apex of the tongue and showed bifid and trifid CTCs at the body of the tongue. The transitional forms were observed between their CTCs of the filiform papillae. The CTC of the round central papilla of the vallate papilla was covered with numerous small spines.
