Complete mitochondrial genome of the Hong Kong Dwarf Snake Calamaria septentrionalis Boulenger, 1890 (Reptilia: Colubridae)

Abstract

The Hong Kong Dwarf Snake Calamaria septentrionalis Boulenger, 1890 is widely distributed in south of China and North of Vietnam. The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of C. septentrionalis was determined by shotgun sequencing. The mitogenome of C. septentrionalis is 17,053 bp in length and contains two ribosome RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and two noncoding regions. Most genes of C. septentrionalis were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand. The phylogenetic tree of C. septentrionalis and 15 other related species was built. The DNA data presented here will be useful to study the evolutionary relationships and genetic diversity of C. septentrionalis.

Keywords:

• Calamaria septentrionalis
• mitochondrial genome
• phylogeny
• Dabie Mountains

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in GenBank of NCBI at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, reference number MT478106.

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Funding

This project was funded by the Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Province Education Department [No. KJ2015ZD38], and Double Qualified Personnel Training Project of National Ministry of Culture and Tourism [WLRCS2019-022].