Complete mitochondrial genomes of two gecko species, Gekko hokouensis and Gekko japonicus (Squamata, Gekkonidae)

摘要

The Gekkonidae is the second-most-numerous Family in Sauria and widely distributed around the world. In this paper, the complete mitochondrial genomes of two gecko species, Gekko hokouensis and Gekko japonicas , were sequenced. The lengths of the two mitochondrial genomes (G. hokouensis and G. japonicus ) are 17?956?bp and 17?769?bp, respectively. These mitochondrial genomes both contain 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a non-coding region (control region). The overall base compositions of the H-strand of G. hokouensis and G. japonicus are 32.1% A, 26.7% T, 27.0% C, 14.2% G and 31.6% A, 25.2% T, 28.6% C, 14.7% G, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis showed that G. hokouensis is a sister clade with G. swinhonis . G. japonicus has a close phylogenetic relationship to the clade of G. hokouensis and G. swinhonis .