Next-generation sequencing yields a nearly complete mitochondrial genome of (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) endemic to China.

The Liu's skink, , is endemic to China. In this study, a nearly complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) (17,643 bp in length) of from Junzhang Mountain, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, was determined by next-generation sequencing. Similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates, it contained two ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes, and one control region (CR). With exception to the CR, all of the 37 genes were completely recovered. The PCGs were used to perform Bayesian phylogenetic analyses together with other scincid lizards with mitogenome data in GenBank. The resulting phylogenetic tree supported the monophyly of the group, and suggested that is the sister taxon to plus . The mitogenome of will provide fundamental data for the exploration of the mitogenome evolution in skinks.