The complete mitogenome of the splendid japalure Japalura splendida (Squamata, Agamidae)

The complete mitogenome of Japalura splendida (16,673 bp in length) is determined and analyzed in this study. It contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and one non-coding regions. All the genes in J. splendida are distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 gene and seven tRNA genes which are encoded on the L-strand. The phylogenetic tree suggests that J. splendida and Japalura flaviceps formed a sister group and reveals the order ((((Acanthosaura lepidogaster, Acanthosaura armata), ((J. splendida, J. flaviceps), Pseudocalotes microlepis))), Calotes versicolor) with substantial support for the monophyly

The complete mitogenome of the granular torrent frog, Amolops granulosus (Anura: Ranidae)

We obtained the complete mitochondrial genome of Amolops granulosus, which was 17,785 bp in length and it contained the 37 typical mitochondrial genes: 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and 1 control region (CR). The hotspot of gene arrangement was ranged as ‘W-gap-OL-gap-A-N-gap-C-Y’ which consisted with most published Amolops mitogenomes. Our phylogenetic results suggested the gene arrangement of ‘WANCY’ region can facilitate to distinguish the Amolops species as an efficient genetic marker