Complete mitochondrial genome of and its phylogenetic status within the family Cobitidae (Cypriniformes).

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of was first determined by the primer walking sequence method. The complete mitochondrial genome was 16,574 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and a control region (D-loop). The gene arrangement pattern was identical to that of other teleosts.

Discovery of a new species of the subgenus Japonigekko (Squamata, Gekkonidae, ) from the Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China: the best mountaineer.

A new Gekko (subgenus Japonigekko) species, , is described from the Jinsha River Basin in southwestern China, between the border of Mangkang County, Xizang Autonomous Region and Batang County, Sichuan Province, according to the integrative taxonomic results combining molecular data and morphological characters obtained from the type series comprising 11 specimens. Our molecular phylogeny inferred from the mitochondrial and gene fragments indicated that this new species is most closely related to , but a considerable amount of genetic divergence exists between them (-distance: 3.6%-4.