Mitochondrial genome of Protobothrops jerdonii (Squamata: Viperidae: Crotalinae)

Abstract

Protobothrops jerdonii is a common venomous snake that is widely distributed in southwestern China and other adjacent countries of Asia. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of P. jerdonii was determined. The circle genome with the 17,239 bp total length contained 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 2 control regions. Overall base composition of the complete mtDNA was 33.13% A, 25.07% T, 29.31% C, and 12.50% G. All the genes in P. jerdonii were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand.

Keywords::

• Protobothrops jerdonii
• mitochondrion
• genome

Acknowledgment

The authors thank Baojuan Yang for helpful corrections and comments regarding this manuscript.

Declaration of interest: This project was funded by the Foundation for Young and Key Teachers and the Talent Cultivation Project of Anhui University (02203104/04). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.