Complete mitochondrial genome of Takydromus kuehnei (Squamata: Takydromus) and its phylogenetic analysis

Li-Xia Wu; Kang-Ning Luo; Guo-Hua Ding

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2070440

Complete mitochondrial genome of Takydromus kuehnei (Squamata: Takydromus) and its phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 May 5;7(5):764-765. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2070440. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Li-Xia Wu¹, Kang-Ning Luo², Guo-Hua Ding³

Affiliations

¹ Quzhou Kaihua Ecological Environment Monitoring Station, Quzhou, People's Republic of China.
² Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
³ College of Ecology, Lishui University, Lishui, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

We sequenced and annotated the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Takydromus kuehnei Van Denburgh, 1909 (Squamata: Takydromus). This mitogenome was 17,224 bp long and encoded 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, one non-coding regions of an L-strand replication origin and a displacement loop region. The overall nucleotide composition was 32.8% of A, 13.8% of G, 24.8% of T, and 30.5% of C. Phylogenetic analysis using maximum likelihood method validated the taxonomic status of T. kuehnei, exhibiting the close relationship with the species from the genus Takydromus.

Keywords: Squamata; Takydromus kuehnei; mitogenome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by grants from the Biodiversity Survey, Observation and Evaluation Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (2019–2023) and Kaihua Biodiversity Survey and Evaluation Project [QZLHKH2021-6], the funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.