The complete mitochondrial genome of the Xizang hot-spring snake, Thermophis baileyi Wall, 1907 (Reptilia, colubridae)

Abstract

The Xizang hot-spring snake, Thermophis baileyi (Reptilia, Colubridae), is a relict species of the family Colubridae, which is known only from Tibet, China. In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of this species. The total length of the genome is 17,385 bp, and comprises 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 2 control regions. The total base composition is 32.5% for A, 23.8% for T, 13.5% for G, and 30.2% for C. The phylogenetic tree with 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) of T . baileyi together with 12 other closely related species belonging to the family Colubridae was built, in order to prove the validity of the mitogenome of T . baileyi .

The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Rhabdophis adleri (Squamata: Colubridae)

“…Most mitochondrial genes were encoded on the H-strand, except for the ND6 and nine tRNA genes: tRNA Gln , tRNA Ala , tRNA Asn , tRNA Cys , tRNA Tyr , tRNA Ser (UCN), tRNA Glu , tRNA Thr , and tRNA Pro , which were encoded on the L-strand. The gene order, orientation and nucleotide composition were similar to the previously published Colubrinae mitogenomes (Li et al 2016;Peng et al 2016;Weng et al 2016). The 12S rRNA(928 bp) was located between tRNA Phe and tRNA Val , while 16 S rRNA (1447 bp) was between tRNA Val and ND1.…”