The complete mitochondrial genome of the Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer (Charadriiforemes: Charadriidae).

The complete mitochondrial DNA genome of the Endangered Spotted Greenshank, Tringa guttifer, was detected using phenol-chloroform extraction procedure and polymerase chain reaction method. It is a circular molecule of 16,935 bp in size, exhibits the typical structure of mitochondrial genomes of Charadriiformes, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a control region. Overall base composition of the complete mitochondrial DNA is A (31.7%), T (25.5%), C (29.5%), and G (13.3%), the percentage of A and T (57.2%) is higher than G and C. The phylogenetic relationships of 34 species were reconstructed using the maximum-likelihood and Bayesian inference, and unravel T. guttifer is close to T. semipalmata.