Complete mitochondrial genome of the Leishan moustache toad, Vibrissaphora leishanensis (Anura: Megophryidae)

Xi-Xi Liang; Guo-Cheng Shu; Bin Wang; Jian-Ping Jiang; Cheng Li; Feng Xie

doi:10.1080/23802359.2016.1159937

Complete mitochondrial genome of the Leishan moustache toad, Vibrissaphora leishanensis (Anura: Megophryidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2016 Mar 29;1(1):275-276. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1159937.

Authors

Xi-Xi Liang^{1

2}, Guo-Cheng Shu^{1

2}, Bin Wang¹, Jian-Ping Jiang¹, Cheng Li¹, Feng Xie¹

Affiliations

¹ Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China.
² University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Abstract

The complete mitogenome of Leishan moustache toad, Vibrissaphora leishanensis, is determined. The mitogenome size is 17,485 bp, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 23 tRNA genes and a control region (D-loop). The base composition of the whole genome is 28.1% A, 32.6% T, 24.4% C and 14.8% G. As observed in this genus before, this mitogenome also appears a tandem duplication of tRNA^Met gene. This study will provide fundamental data for further research to resolve population genetics of this species and systematic problems of the genus Vibrissaphora.

Keywords: Megophryidae; Vibrissaphora leishanensis; mitogenome.