Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of a female Chinese dhole (Cuon alpinus lepturus) was sequenced for the first time. It contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and 1 control region.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article. This research was supported by the National Natural Science Fund of China (31172119), the Natural Science Fund of Shandong Province of China (ZR2011CM009, ZR2010CL014), the Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (20113705110001), the Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Qufu Normal University, the College Science Fund of Qufu Normal University (XJ201207).