title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the toad-headed lizard, Phrynocephalus forsythii (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae).
abstract: In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of Phrynocephalus forsythii (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae), which is a circular molecule of 16,143 bp in size and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs and 2 non-coding sequence (D-loop). The mitogenome of P. forsythii was similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates in gene arrangement and composition. The control region composed of two parts: one (348 bp) between tRNA(Phe) and the other (636 bp) between tRNA(Pro) and 12S rRNA. The A + T content of overall base of the composition of H-strand is 62.0% (T: 25.6%, C: 25.7%, A: 36.3% and G: 12.3%). The whole mitogenomic sequence of P. forsythii provides powerful data to study of its phylogenetic position within toad-headed lizards.
authors.affiliation: a College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , China .|b Hangzhou Key Laboratory for Animal Adaptation and Evolution , School of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang , China , and.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.affiliation: c Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology , College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: a College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , China .
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D023061:Gene Order; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008116:Lizards / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitogenome; phrynocephalus; phrynocephalus forsythii