Abstract
In this paper, the complete mitochondrial genome of Eremias przewalskii (Squamata: Lacertidae) is reported, which is a circular molecule of 18,225 bp in size. The base composition of mtDNA is as follows: 30.3% A, 27.9% T, 27.9% C and 13.9% G. The genome consists of 13 protein coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and one putative control region.
Acknowledgements
We thank Dan-Na Yu and Chao-Chao Hu for help in the laboratory.
Declaration of interest
The work was supported by grants from Natural Science Foundation of China (31270571 and 31071910) and the Hainan Key Program of Science and Technology (ZDXM20110008). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.