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The mitochondrial genome of the Microhyla taraiensis (Anura: Microhylidae) and related phylogenetic analyses

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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Microhyla taraiensis from Eastern Nepal was sequenced. The genome has a typical gene order identical to most of other anuran species. The entire mtDNA of this species, 16,764 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a control region. Phylogenetic relationships was constructed based on the complete mitogenome of M. taraiensis and other species of Microhylidae, using Bayesian inferences and Maximum likelihood approaches, and supports the monophly for this family. This work contributes to basic molecular data which is critical for further genetic research and conservation of this newly described species.

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Acknowledgements

We are thankful to Subarna Ghimire, Purnman and Bibas Shrestha for their assistance during field work. We are grateful to the Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) and the Department of Forest, Government of Nepal for providing the necessary research permit for amphibian study in the Nepal Himalaya. This work was supported by National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC-31471964) and National Key R & D Program of China (2017YFC0505202), granted to Jianping Jiang and the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), and CAS-TWAS President Fellowship Program (granted to Janak Raj Khatiwada).

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  1. Janak Raj Khatiwada and Shouhong Wang have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Janak Raj Khatiwada, Shouhong Wang, Guocheng Shu, Feng Xie & Jianping Jiang

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Janak Raj Khatiwada, Shouhong Wang & Guocheng Shu

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Khatiwada, J.R., Wang, S., Shu, G. et al. The mitochondrial genome of the Microhyla taraiensis (Anura: Microhylidae) and related phylogenetic analyses. Conservation Genet Resour 10, 441–444 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-017-0844-8

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