Complete mitochondrial genome of Scincella modesta (Squamata: Scincidae)

Lian Chen; Youfu Lin; Ying Lin; Yaping Hu; Qi Xiao; Xu Zhou; Yan Liu; Hong Li

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1713919

Complete mitochondrial genome of Scincella modesta (Squamata: Scincidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jan 16;5(1):676-677. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1713919.

Authors

Lian Chen¹, Youfu Lin¹, Ying Lin², Yaping Hu^{3

4}, Qi Xiao², Xu Zhou^{3

4}, Yan Liu², Hong Li²

Affiliations

¹ College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.
² Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.
³ Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Nanjing, China.
⁴ State Environmental Protection Scientific Observation and Research Station for Ecological Environment of Wuyi Mountains, Nanjing, China.

Abstract

The first complete mitochondrial genome sequence was determined for an oviparous lizard, Scincella modesta (Scincella, Scincidae). The total length of the complete mitochondrial genome was 17,511 bp, encodes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNA genes, and 2 non-coding regions. The overall base composition of S. modesta is A: 31.9%, T: 27.2%, G: 14.5%, and C: 26.5%. Most of the S. modesta mitochondrial genes are encoded on the H-strand except for the ND6 gene and eight tRNA genes, which are encoded on the L-strand. Mrbayes and ML tree based on 13 protein-coding genes indicated that S. vandenburghi is the sister group of the S. modesta within the genus Scincella. The complete mitogenome sequence of S. modesta provided fundamental data for resolving phylogenetic and genetic problems related to genus Scincella.

Keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Scincella modesta; phylogenetic relationship.

Grants and funding

This research was sponsored by the Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 31670422], the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [No. BK20171407], “333 high level talents project” in Jiangsu province to Lian Chen and the Qing Lan Project of NNU, Biodiversity Investigation, Observation and Assessment Program of Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China.