The First Mitochondrial Control Region Dataset: Critically Endangered Freshwater Turtles in Malaysia, Orlitia borneensis and Batagur borneoensis

Mohd Hairul Mohd Salleh; Yuzine Esa; Nur Amalina Mohd Izam; Amir Asyraf Zainudina Zainudin; Khairul Azhar Romli; Wan Nur Fatin Syafiqah Wan Nawang; Athirah Mohd Bakri; Nor Jasmin Hussin; Siti Amalia Aisyah Abdul Halim

doi:10.11113/mjfas.v19n4.2963

Authors

Mohd Hairul Mohd Salleh ᵃDepartment of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; ᵇRoyal Malaysian Customs Department, Persiaran Perdana, Presint 2, 62596 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Yuzine Esa ᵃDepartment of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; ᶜInternational Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Lot 960 Jalan Kemang 6, 71050 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia;
Nur Amalina Mohd Izam Universiti Teknologi Mara Pahang Branch, Jengka Campus, 26400 Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia
Amir Asyraf Zainudina Zainudin Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Khairul Azhar Romli Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Wan Nur Fatin Syafiqah Wan Nawang Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Athirah Mohd Bakri Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Nor Jasmin Hussin Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Siti Amalia Aisyah Abdul Halim Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/mjfas.v19n4.2963

Keywords:

Malaysian Giant Turtle, Painted Terrapin, phylogenetic, genetics, GenBank

Abstract

The Malaysian Giant Turtles and Painted Terrapin mitochondrial control region has the first data deposited to the GenBank database. This dataset describes phylogenetic tree relationships between the genera Orlitia and Batagur. Orlitia borneensis and Batagur borneoensis are freshwater turtles listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and among 24 species of turtles in Malaysia. Since both species are critically endangered, the data provided here can be used for future conservation genetics studies in order to protect the species from being driven to extinction. A sample of each species was collected aseptically from adult O. borneensis (male) and B. borneoensis (female) in captivity at Bukit Paloh, Kuala Berang, Terengganu. The data for this study can be found in the GenBank database with accession numbers OQ571740 and OQ571740.

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