title: Complete mitogenome of a variegated racerunner, Eremias vermiculata, from north of Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome was determined from a variegated racerunner, Eremias vermiculata, which was collected from north of Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China. The mitogenome sequence was 19,494 bp in size, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a control region (D-loop), which is similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates. All the protein-coding genes in E. vermiculata were distributed on the H-strand, except the ND6 gene and eight tRNA genes, which were encoded on the L-strand. The mitogenome sequence herein will provide fundamental data for further investigating the phylogeographical pattern of E. vermiculata, along with testing the barrier effect of the Tianshan Mountains to gene flow. A preliminary phylogenetic inference has been implemented with five racerunner species and several other related lacertid species.
authors.affiliation: a Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu , People's Republic of China and.|b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Tianhe
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: a Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu , People's Republic of China and.|b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jinlong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: a 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; D002681:China; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D008116:Lizards / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Eremias vermiculata; Tianshan Mountains; mitochondrial genome