The complete mitochondrial genome of the Baishanzu horned toad Boulenophrys baishanzuensis (Anura: Megophryidae)

Jian-Ping Wu; Jia-Lian Wu; Yun-Bo Chen; Wei-Hua Xu; Wen-Qi Xie; Zi-Qiang Tang; Guo-Hua Ding; Li Ma

doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2307995

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Baishanzu horned toad Boulenophrys baishanzuensis (Anura: Megophryidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2024 Jan 30;9(1):209-213. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2307995. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Jian-Ping Wu^{1

2}, Jia-Lian Wu³, Yun-Bo Chen⁴, Wei-Hua Xu⁵, Wen-Qi Xie¹, Zi-Qiang Tang¹, Guo-Hua Ding¹, Li Ma¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Ecology, Lishui University, Lishui, China.
² Fishery Service Center, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of Yunhe County, Yunhe, China.
³ Qingyuan Protection Center, Qianjiangyuan-Baishanzu National Park, Qingyuan, China.
⁴ Poverty Alleviation and Development Center, Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Yunhe County, Yunhe, China.
⁵ Agricultural Station, Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Yunhe County, Yunhe, China.

Abstract

The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Boulenophrys baishanzuensis (Anura: Megophryidae) was sequenced by the Illumina platform. The assembled circular mitogenome of B. baishanzuensis had a total length of 17,040 bp, with a GC content of 41.25%. It consisted of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a D-loop region. The majority of the PCGs were encoded by the H-strand, while one PCG (nad6) and eight tRNA genes (tRNA-Gln, tRNA-Ala, tRNA-Asn, tRNA-Cys, tRNA-Tyr, tRNA-Ser2, tRNA-Glu, and tRNA-Pro) were encoded in the L-strand. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the newly sequenced species formed a clade with other Boulenophrys species, while the genus Boulenophrys itself formed a sister group with the genus Atympanophrys.

Keywords: Boulenophrys baishanzuensis; East China; mitogenome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This study was granted by the Scientific Research Project of Baishanzu National Park [2021KFLY01], the Key Research and Development Project of Lishui City [2021ZDYF09], and Zhejiang Aquatic Industry Technical Team [20220-2024].