ERGA-BGE Reference Genome of the Western Montpellier Snake (Malpolon monspessulanus), a Key Species for Evolutionary and Venom Studies

  1. Salvador Carranza
  2. Daniel Fernández-Guiberteau
  3. Laura Blasón
  4. Javier Palma-Guerrero
  5. Rosa Fernández
  6. Rita Monteiro
  7. Astrid Böhne
  8. Laura Aguilera
  9. Marta Gut
  10. Francisco Câmara Ferreira
  11. Fernando Cruz
  12. Jèssica Gómez-Garrido
  13. Tyler Alioto
  14. Leanne Haggerty
  15. Swati Sinha
  16. Fergal Martin
  17. Diego De Panis
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Abstract

Malpolon monspessulanus is a large, rear-fanged snake widely distributed across Mediterranean habitats, where it plays an essential ecological role by controlling populations of small vertebrates. The reference genome of this species offers a crucial resource for uncovering the genomic foundations underlying venom evolution in rear-fanged snakes. A total of 23 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules (21 autosomes and two sex chromosomes) were assembled from the genome sequence. This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 1.8 Gb, composed of 140 contigs and 60 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 32.7 Mb and 121.9 Mb, respectively.

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  1. Version published to 10.3897/arphapreprints.e155085