Complete mitochondrial genome of Teratoscincus przewalskii (Reptilia, Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Hui Yu; Yang Liu; Yan Liu; Junmei Yang; Siqi Li; Junhuai Bi; Ruidong Zhang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1987162

Complete mitochondrial genome of Teratoscincus przewalskii (Reptilia, Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Oct 12;6(11):3166-3168. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1987162. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Hui Yu^{1

2}, Yang Liu¹, Yan Liu¹, Junmei Yang¹, Siqi Li¹, Junhuai Bi¹, Ruidong Zhang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Sciences and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
² Key Laboratory of Biodiversity conservation and Sustainable utilization for College and University of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the lizard, Teratoscincus przewalskii, which belongs to the family Sphaerodactylidae was determined based on Illumina data in this study. The result showed that the closed double-stranded circular mitogenome was 16,779 bp in total length (GenBank accession number: MW491837) with 44.07% GC. The complete mitochondrial genome consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal genes, and one noncoding control region. Phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial genomes suggested that T. przewalskii was most closely related to its congener T. keyserlingii. This work provides valuable molecular information for further research on species identification and molecular evolution.

Keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Sphaerodactylidae; Squamata; Teratoscincus przewalskii.

Grants and funding

This work was financially supported by the Program for Young Talents of Science and Technology in Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [Grant No. NJYT-20-B35], the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia [Grant No. 2019BS03001], and the Scientific Research Projects of the Inner Mongolian Higher Educational System [Grant No. NJZY19025].