Complete mitochondrial genome of the Greek marsh frog Pelophylax cretensis (Anura, Ranidae)

Abstract

We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the Greek marsh frog Pelophylax cretensis, a water frog species endemic to the island of Crete. The genome sequence was 17,829 bp in size, and the gene order and contents were identical to those of previously reported mitochondrial genomes of other water frog species. This is the first complete mitogenome (i.e. including control region) described for western Palaearctic water frogs.

• Crete
• mitogenome
• mtDNA
• water frogs

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. The study was supported by a grant from the National Science Centre (2011/01/B/NZ2/00084) to S.H. and M.P.