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Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of Lithobates sylvaticus (Anura: Ranidae) was sequenced. The genome is a circular molecule of 17,343 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and a large non-coding region. The gene order and mitochondrial genome information of L. sylvaticus is similar to most other frogs. The overall AT content of L. sylvaticus mitochondrial DNA is 59.3%. In BI and MLtrees, we found L. sylvaticus is a sister clade to L. catesbeianus. The monophyly of Lithobates, Rana, Odorrana, Glandirana, Pelophylax, and Amolops is well supported, but the paraphyly of Babina is supported.
Declarations of interest
This research was supported by the Science Technology Commission of Zhejiang Province of China (No. 2014C32068 and 2012R10026-07), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31172116 and 31472015) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (No. 6793). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.