Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome was sequenced from the toad-headed viviparous lizard subspecies, Phrynocephalus erythrurus parva, which occupies the highest regions of any reptile on the earth. The mitogenome sequence was 16,431 bp in size, with the overall base composition of H-strand is T: 26.06%, C: 25.14%, A: 36.45%, G: 12.35%. It consists of 13 protein coding, 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA genes and 3 control regions, and its gene order and gene content were identical with the published congeneric mitogenomes of other Phrynocephalus, except for the small protion between tRNA-Pro and tRNA-Phe.
Declaration of interest
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31372183), Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, P. R. China (LY13C030002) and Zhejiang Provincial University Top Key Discipline of Biology (the first grade) Open Foundation (No. 11610131251409). The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.