The Draft Genome Sequences of 50 Salamander species (Caudata, Amphibia)

• DOI: 10.56179/001c.116891
• Publication Date: 2024-04-25T23:28:58Z
• Authors: R. Alexander Pyron; Stacy Pirro; Taylor Hains; Timothy J. Colston; Edward A. Myers; Kyle A. O’Connell; David A. Beamer
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 01 natural sciences

We present partial genome sequences of 50 salamander species (Urodela) from 10 genera and 4 families. These span nearly the entire range sizes in salamanders, ~14–130GB, latter which is among largest all animal genomes. Only three genomes were available to this point, Ambystomatidae (one species) Salamandridae (two two genera), we have added Amphiumidae species), Plethodontidae (45 6 Proteidae Sirenidae (three genera). ~140 million years evolutionary divergence, leaving only Cryptobranchidae, Hynobiidae, Rhyacotritonidae as families without assemblies. data should facilitate additional future work on speciation evolution, both within Urodela across Animalia.