Two complete mitochondrial genomes of the black-spotted stout newt (Pachytriton brevipes) and their relative phylogenetics relationship with other Salamandridae

Abstract

The black-spotted stout newt (Pachytriton brevipes) is widely distributed in the mountains of southeastern China. In this study, we sequenced and determined the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenomes) of two P. brevipes samples collected in Mount Wuyi. The assembled mitogenomes were 16,298 bp and 16,301 bp in length, and contained 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, one non-coding region, and one control region. The phylogenetic analysis indicated the two samples of black-spotted stout newt grouped together and are the sister group of P. feii.

Keywords:

• Pachytriton brevipes
• mitochondrial genome
• phylogenetic analysis

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in NCBI at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov [MT993830 and MW004669].

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Funding

This work was supported by Public Welfare Technology Application Research Project of Lishui City [2020GYX06], Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [LQ16C040001, LQ20C030001], and National Science Foundation of China [31500308].