title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Phrynocephalus forsythii (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae), a toad-headed agama endemic to the Taklamakan Desert.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome was sequenced from a viviparous toad-headed agama, Phrynocephalus forsythii, which is endemic to the Taklamakan Desert. The mitogenome sequence was 17,542 bp in size, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes and a control region (D-loop). The gene arrangement and composition of P. forsythii is identical to the mitogenome of P. theobaldi in that tRNA-Pro was translocated immediately downstream of tRNA-Phe. The D-loop comprised two parts, one existing between tRNA-Thr and tRNA-Phe, and another containing 12 copies of 36-bp tandem repeats inserting between tRNA-Pro and 12S rRNA. The complete mitogenome sequence of P. forsythii may provide fundamental data for unveiling the phylogenetic origin and adaptive evolution related to Phrynocephalus viviparity.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Parasitology , West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: b Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu , People's Republic of China , and.|c University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Tianhe
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: b Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu , People's Republic of China , and.
authors.forename: Xianguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003889:Desert Climate; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008116:Lizards / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitogenome; Phrynocephalus; viviparity