MitoAge

Andrias davidianus

Chinese giant salamander

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Retired record. AnAge build 15 entry 00143 has no maximum longevity and no secondary lifespan source applies (other_vertebrate: Amphibia); no longer qualifies (no curated lifespan) Its build 1 values are kept and it is left out of the correlations.

Maximum lifespan
19.9 yr
MitoAge build 1
mtDNA size
16,503 bp
RefSeq NC_004926.1
GC content
35.51%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,125 bp
D-loop 771 bp

Where Chinese giant salamander sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Chinese giant salamander has the 952nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Chinese giant salamander
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Base composition

Whole genome16,503 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.188
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
−0.009

Life history

Maximum lifespan
19.9 years
Gestation or incubation
55 days
Litter or clutch size
500

Lifespan from MitoAge build 1 · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00143)

About this record

Lifespan source
MitoAge build 1
Based on
the 2015 compilation
Licence
Free for all purposes provided MitoAge is cited
Status
Retired
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
build 2 (2026-11-13)
  • The lifespan is the 2015 build's value; no curated source lists one now.

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,503 bp
Protein-coding11,345 bp
12S rRNA917 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,537 bp
D-loop771 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1970 bp30.3%33.6%13.0%23.1%36.08%−0.280−0.052
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp32.9%34.6%10.7%21.8%32.53%−0.343−0.024
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.3%35.3%17.0%20.5%37.46%−0.095−0.128
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II688 bp32.0%33.3%13.5%21.2%34.74%−0.222−0.020
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp39.3%33.3%8.3%19.0%27.38%−0.391+0.082
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6682 bp29.6%36.5%11.1%22.7%33.87%−0.342−0.104
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.8%34.7%16.5%22.1%38.52%−0.146−0.129
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp27.1%35.9%13.4%23.6%37.04%−0.277−0.140
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.0%36.0%13.8%20.2%34.01%−0.188−0.092
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,375 bp31.3%36.1%11.9%20.7%32.58%−0.268−0.070
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp30.7%35.5%13.5%20.3%33.83%−0.201−0.073
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp44.9%19.8%10.2%25.0%35.26%−0.421+0.387
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp28.0%32.0%15.1%25.0%40.05%−0.247−0.067
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA917 bp36.3%25.4%17.7%20.6%38.28%−0.077+0.177
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp38.1%27.7%16.6%17.5%34.14%−0.028+0.158
D-loopControl region (D-loop)771 bp31.8%33.5%14.3%20.5%34.76%−0.179−0.026

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,790 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.6%
UUU184
UUC68
Leu L15.8%
UUA272
UUG38
CUU103
CUC44
CUA109
CUG31
Ile I9.0%
AUU260
AUC82
Met M6.5%
AUA205
AUG41
Val V4.8%
GUU70
GUC23
GUA69
GUG21
Ser S7.6%
UCU76
UCC40
UCA102
UCG7
AGU31
AGC31
Pro P5.2%
CCU60
CCC25
CCA100
CCG11
Thr T7.2%
ACU61
ACC73
ACA129
ACG9
Ala A7.0%
GCU67
GCC96
GCA97
GCG6
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU99
UAC28
His H2.6%
CAU62
CAC37
Gln Q2.5%
CAA79
CAG15
Asn N3.6%
AAU95
AAC43
Lys K2.2%
AAA80
AAG4
Asp D1.9%
GAU49
GAC23
Glu E2.3%
GAA65
GAG24
Cys C0.9%
UGU21
UGC13
Trp W3.0%
UGA92
UGG20
Arg R1.9%
CGU18
CGC15
CGA34
CGG4
Gly G5.9%
GGU60
GGC61
GGA59
GGG43
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG0
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_004926.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • D-loop1
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (35.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA70986917 bp+38.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA9871,05670 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0572,6351,579 bp+34.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6362,71176 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7123,681970 bp+36.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6823,75372 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7523,82271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8233,89169 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8924,9301,039 bp+32.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9314,99868 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9995,06769 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0685,14073 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1705,23566 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2365,30368 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3056,8551,551 bp+37.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8566,92671 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9276,99670 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9977,684688 bp+34.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6857,75268 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7547,921168 bp+27.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9128,593682 bp+33.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5959,378784 bp+38.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3799,44971 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4509,800351 bp+37.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8019,86767 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,86810,164297 bp+34.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,15811,5321,375 bp+32.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,53411,60168 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,60211,67372 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,67411,74471 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,74513,5561,812 bp+33.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,54214,060519 bp−35.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,06114,12868 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,13215,2721,141 bp+40.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,27315,34270 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,66115,73272 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,73316,503771 bp–34.8%

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