Abstract
Terrapins are turtle types that live in freshwater or brackish water. There are 12 species of terrapin worldwide. A total of 26 COI sequences from worldwide terrapins were used in this study. The study aims to determine the global utility of terrapin DNA barcoding using novel COI sequences and compare them to other COI sequences previously published in BOLD Systems and GenBank. Nevertheless, the conservation status of terrapins is also taken into account in the interest of sustainability. The sequences contained three families, as determined by the UPGMA tree, with 33% of terrapins classified as least concern (LC) and 25% classified as critically endangered (CR). The genomic and bioinformatics analyses of terrapins reported here could be a basis for future research on this species worldwide.
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Author Contributions
Conceptualization, M.H.M.S. and Y.E.; methodology, M.H.M.S.; software, M.H.M.S.; validation, Y.E.; formal analysis, M.H.M.S.; investigation, M.H.M.S.; resources, Y.E.; data curation, Y.E.; writing—original draft preparation, M.H.M.S.; writing—review and editing, M.H.M.S.; visualization, Y.E.; supervision, Y.E.; project administration, Y.E.; funding acquisition, Y.E. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research received no external funding.
Institutional Review Board Statement
The study was conducted according to the guidlines and approved by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, with the research permit (B-00335-16-20).
Informed Consent Statement
Not applicable.
Data Availability Statement
The data presented is authentic and was not improperly selected, manipulated, enhanced, or fabricated. The information can be found in GeneBank (accession numbers OL658844-OL658847) and BOLD Systems (Sequence IDs HYT001-21 to HYT004-21).
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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