title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Acanthosaura lepidogaster (Squamata: Agamidae).
abstract: In this paper, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of Acanthosaura lepidogaster (Squamata, Agamidae), which is a circular molecule of 16 899 bp in size and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, and a control region. The overall base composition is as follows: T (22.8%), C (30.5%), A (32.3%), and G (14.4%). We constructed a phylogeny that included for 10 species of Leiolepidinae lizards and one outgroup Leiocephalus personatus constructed in BEAST, based on 15 mitochondrial genes (12S, 16S, ND1, ND2, COI, COII, ATP8, ATP6, COIII, ND3, ND4L, ND4, ND5, ND6, and cytochrome b). The topology of the phylogenetic tree is broadly similar to that mentioned by Pyron et al.
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Hangzhou City for Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Life Sciences , Hangzhou Normal University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang , PR China.
authors.forename: Xiu-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: b Hainan Key Laboratory for Herpetology , College of Tropical Biology and Agronomy, Hainan Tropical Marine University , Sanya , Hainan , PR China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Hangzhou City for Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Life Sciences , Hangzhou Normal University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang , PR China.
authors.forename: Yun-Tao
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: b Hainan Key Laboratory for Herpetology , College of Tropical Biology and Agronomy, Hainan Tropical Marine University , Sanya , Hainan , PR China.
authors.forename: Chi-Xian
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Hangzhou City for Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, School of Life Sciences , Hangzhou Normal University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang , PR China.
authors.forename: Long-Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D023281:Genomics; D008116:Lizards / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Acanthosaura lepidogaster; Agamidae; mitogenome