Taxonomic identity of the Glandirana emeljanovi (Anura, Ranidae) in Korea revealed by the complete mitochondrial genome sequence analysis

Abstract

The Glandirana emeljanovi is a frog known to live in northeastern China and the Korean peninsula, but the taxonomic identity of animals from Korea is still uncertain. Here, we first determined the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of G. emeljanovi in Korea. The genome was 17,668 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and a control region. The genetic analysis of available Ranidae mitogenomes supports that the genus Glandirana is monophyletic and that Korean G. emeljanovi is the same species as Chinese G. emeljanovi and is a different species from Japanese G. rugosa.

Keywords

• amphibian mtdna
• genetic distance
• mitogenome
• phylogenetic tree