The complete mitochondrial genome of Taiwan slug-eating snake (Pareas formosensis) and phylogenetic analysis

Yan-Lin Liu; Ya-Jun Zhang; Xian Yang; Xiao-Xiang Yang; Zhi-Hua Lin; Li Ma

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1920499

The complete mitochondrial genome of Taiwan slug-eating snake (Pareas formosensis) and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Oct 23;6(11):3263-3264. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1920499. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Yan-Lin Liu¹, Ya-Jun Zhang¹, Xian Yang¹, Xiao-Xiang Yang¹, Zhi-Hua Lin¹, Li Ma¹

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Amphibian Diversity Investigation, College of Ecology, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China.

Abstract

We report the complete mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) of Pareas formosensis (Squamata: Colubridae). This circular mtDNA is 17,703 bp in size and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs, and 2 non-coding sequence (D-loop). The total of mtDNA was composition of 57.26% A + T and 42.74% G + C (T: 25.21%, C: 28.84%, A: 32.05%, G: 13.90%). The phylogenetic analysis revealed that P. formosensis formed a clade with other species of Pareas. This mtDNA sequence of P. formosensis provides useful data for studying the population genetics and phylogeography of Colubridae.

Keywords: Pareas formosensis; mitochondrial genome; next-generation sequencing; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [32001243] and Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [LQ20C030001].