The complete mitochondrial genome of Sphenomorphus indicus (Reptilia: Scincidae)

Xin-Sheng Tang; Dian-Cheng Yang; Ya-Juan Lin; Liang-Liang Dai

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1644979

The complete mitochondrial genome of Sphenomorphus indicus (Reptilia: Scincidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Jul 23;4(2):2727-2728. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1644979.

Authors

Xin-Sheng Tang¹, Dian-Cheng Yang¹, Ya-Juan Lin¹, Liang-Liang Dai¹

Affiliation

¹ College of Life and Environment Sciences, Huangshan University, Huangshan, P.R. China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of Sphenomorphus indicus was sequenced and characterized by next-generation sequencing technology. The total length of mitogenome is 17,027 bp and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 ribosome RNA genes, and 2 non-coding regions (the control region and the putative L-strand replication origin). Most of the genes of S. indicus are encoded on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and 8 tRNA genes which is distributed on the L-strand. Phylogenetic reconstruction suggested that S. indicus is the sister group of the S. incognitus within the genus Sphenomorphus. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence presented here will be useful to study the evolutionary relationships and genetic diversity of S. indicus.

Keywords: Sphenomorphus indicus; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny.