The complete mitochondrial genome of Orthriophis moellendorffi and implications for its taxonomy

Abstract

Orthriophis moellendorffi (Colubridae, Serpentes) mainly inhabits in an altitude of 50–300 meters in south China and also in Vietnam. The complete mitogenome sequence of O. moellendorffi is 17,191 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a D-loop region. The base composition of mitogenome was 35.4%A, 26.2% C, 12.3% G, and 26.1% T. The ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes are encoded on the L-strand, the others are encoded on the H-strand.

Keywords

• orthriophis moellendorffi
• mitogenome
• phylogeny