Partial mtDNA sequencing data of vulnerable Cephalopachus bancanus from the Malaysian Borneo

Muhamad Aidil Zahidin; Norehan Abd Jalil; Nur Mukminah Naharuddin; Mohd Ridwan Abd Rahman; Millawati Gani; Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.104133

Partial mtDNA sequencing data of vulnerable Cephalopachus bancanus from the Malaysian Borneo

Data Brief. 2019 Jun 25:25:104133. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104133. eCollection 2019 Aug.

Authors

Muhamad Aidil Zahidin^{1

2}, Norehan Abd Jalil^{2

3}, Nur Mukminah Naharuddin², Mohd Ridwan Abd Rahman⁴, Millawati Gani^{2

5}, Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Malaysia.
² Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Malaysia.
³ Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia.
⁴ Center for Pre-University Study, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Malaysia.
⁵ National Wildlife Forensic Laboratory, Department of Wildlife and National Park Peninsular Malaysia, KM 10, Jalan Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁶ School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Malaysia.

Abstract

Tarsier is an endangered nocturnal primate in the family Tarsiidae and is an endemic to Sundaic islands of Philippine (Carlito syrichta), Sulawesi (Tarsius tarsier-complex) and Borneo (Cephalopachus bancanus). Recent records indicated that most molecular studies were done on the Eastern Tarsier and little information for the other group of tarsiers. Here, we present a partial cytochrome b data set of C. bancanus in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Standard mist nets were deployed at strategic locations in various habitat types. A total of 18 individuals were caught, measured and weighed. Approximately, 2 × 2 mm of tissue samples were taken and preserved in molecular grade alcohol. Out of 18, only 11 samples were screened with partial mtDNA (cytochrome b) and the DNA sequences were registered in the GenBank (accession numbers: KY794797-KY794807). Phylogenetic trees were constructed with 20 additional mtDNA sequences downloaded from GenBank. The data are valuable for the management authorities to regulate the type of management units for the metapopulation to sustain population genetics integrity of tarsiers in the range countries across the Sunda Shelf.

Keywords: Borneo; Cytochrome b gene; Population genetics; Primate; Tarsier.