Kornilios, Panagiotis2020-07-102020-07-102019Kornilios P. The complete mitogenome of the Eurasian blindsnake Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Reptilia, Typhlopidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 2019; 4(1):1990-1. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.16170802380-2359http://hdl.handle.net/10230/45100The Eurasian or Greek blindsnake, Xerotyphlops vermicularis, is the only European representative of the infraorder Scolecophidia, a largely understudied group of snakes with a poor record of available mitogenomes. Its complete mitochondrial genome, the first reported for the genus Xerotyphlops, was assembled through next-generation sequencing. Its total length is 16,568 bp and includes 22 tRNAs, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and a control region, showing the typical gene-arrangement for Typhlopidae. Eight tRNAs and ND6 are encoded on the light strand, while all other genes are encoded on the heavy strand.application/pdfeng© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use,distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2019.1617080Xerotyphlops vermicularisEurasian blindsnakeMitogenomemtDNASquamataTyphlopidaeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess