The first complete mitochondrial DNA of Tenuidactylus dadunensis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and its phylogeny.

The complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of Tenuidactylus dadunensis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) was described by using next-generation sequencing. The total length of mtDNA was 16,893 bp, which contained 13 PCGs ( COX1-3 , ND1-6 , ND4L , ATP6 , ATP8 , and CYTB ), 22 transfer RNA(tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and a control region (D-loop). The Bayesian inference tree showed that T. dadunensis was included in Gekkonidae and was a sister taxon to Cyrtopodion scabrum . The complete mtDNA of T. dadunensis will be an important genetic resource to the studies of conservation and research of geckonids.