The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Kori salamander Hynobius yangi (Caudata: Hynobiidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome (JN415127) was sequenced and annotated newly from an individual of Hynobius yangi populations which were collected in Ulju-gun, Korea. The total length of the H. yangi genome is 16,403 bp, with a total base composition of 33.5% A, 32.3% T, 20.5% C, and 13.6% G.

Keywords::

• Kori salamander
• Hynobius yangi
• mitogenome

Acknowledgments

The authors thank anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on this paper.

Declaration of interest: This study was supported by a grant entitled NIBR 074-1800-1844-303-210 and 2011 research grant from the Institute of Forest Science, Kangwon National University. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.