Complete mitochondrial genome of the Korean reeves’s turtle Mauremys reevesii (Reptilia, Testudines, Geoemydidae)

Abstract

The mitochondrial genome of Korean reeves’s turtle Mauremys reevesii (Reptilia, Testudines, Geoemydidae) was studied. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of M. reevesii was 16,784 bp in length and its gene arrangement pattern, gene content and gene organization is identical to those of geoemydids. The control region (CR) was located between the tRNA^Pro and tRNA^Phe genes and is 1253 bp in length. The typical conserved domains such as TAS and CSB-F, and CSB1, CSB2 and CSB3 were identified in the CR of geoemydids.

• Complete mitochondrial genome
• control region
• endangered species
• reeves’s turtle

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife (http://www.cgrb.org) for providing the tissue sample of M. reevesii. We also appreciate anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on the manuscript.

Declaration of interest

The present work was supported by the grants awarded to U.W.H from, “Origin of Biological Diversity of Korea: Molecular Phylogenetic Analyses of Major Korean Taxa” and “The Genetic Evaluation of Important Biological Resources” (No. 074-1800-1844-304), funded by the National Institute of Biological Resources, Korean Government. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.