title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Elaphe bimaculata (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae).
abstract: The Chinese leopard snake (Elaphe bimaculata) is an endemic species to China. The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial (mt) genome of E. bimaculata is determined in this study. The circle genome was 17,183 bp in length and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 2 duplicate control regions. Several peculiar features were observed in mitogenome of E. bimaculata, such as the translocation of tRNA(Leu(UUR)) gene and an incomplete copy for tRNA(Pro).
authors.affiliation: a Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences , Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: a Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences , Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhang-Zhen
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.affiliation: a Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences , Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: a Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences , Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Bing
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D017812:Colubridae / Q000235:genetics*; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Colubridae; Elaphe bimaculata; mitochondrial genome