The first complete mitochondrial genome of the Grey-bellied Green Ratsnake Gonyosoma frenatum (Gray, 1853) and its phylogenetic placement

Le Wang; Bin Cai; Yan-Bin Huang; Hai-Ping Shangguan; Yan-Qing Wu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1959436

The first complete mitochondrial genome of the Grey-bellied Green Ratsnake Gonyosoma frenatum (Gray, 1853) and its phylogenetic placement

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Nov 10;6(12):3348-3349. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1959436. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Le Wang¹, Bin Cai², Yan-Bin Huang³, Hai-Ping Shangguan³, Yan-Qing Wu¹

Affiliations

¹ Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, China.
² Scientific Monitoring Center, Administration Bureau of National Park of Wuyi Mountain, Wuyishan, China.
³ Administration Bureau of Fujian Junzifeng National Nature Reserve, Mingxi, China.

Abstract

We sequenced the complete 17,209 bp mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Gonyosoma frenatum (Squamata: Colubridae) using next-generation sequencing. It consists of 13 PCGs, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, one non-coding region of an L-strand replication origin, and two control regions. The overall nucleotide composition was 34.7% of A, 24.8% of T, 12.3% of G, and 28.1% of C. The result of the phylogenetic analysis showed that G. frenatum, a member of Colubridae, is sister to other New World and Old World ratsnakes. The new data could help better understand the phylogenetic status of the genus Gonyosoma and the evolutionary history of Colubridae species.

Keywords: Colubridae; Gonyosoma frenatum; mitochondrial genome; next-generation sequencing; phylogenetic relationship.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Project of Amphibian and Reptile Biodiversity Survey in National Park of Wuyi Mountain ([3500]BYZB[CS]2020001) and National Science Foundation of China under Grant [32001111].