title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the red-spotted tokay gecko (Gekko gecko, Reptilia: Gekkonidae): comparison of red- and black-spotted tokay geckos.
abstract: Here, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the red-spotted tokay gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae). The genome is 16,590 bp in size. Its gene arrangement pattern was identical with that of black-spotted tokay gecko. We compared the mitochondrial genome of red-spotted tokay gecko with that of the black-spotted tokay gecko. Nucleotide sequence of the two whole mitochondrial genomes was 97.99% similar, and the relatively high similarity seems to indicate that they may be separated at the subspecies level. The information of mitochondrial genome comparison of the two morphological types of tokay gecko is discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi, PR China. xmqin@mailbox.gxnu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xin-Min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: De-Long
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Xiao-Can
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hui-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008116:Lizards / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity