Anguis fragilis
Slow worm
GC content
44.85%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,086 bp
D-loop 1,186 bp
Where Slow worm sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Slow worm has the 127th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other reptiles
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome17,479 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.259
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.059
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 54 years
- Adult weight
- 11.7 g
- Female sexual maturity
- 4.5 years
- Male sexual maturity
- 3 years
- Gestation or incubation
- 91 days
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03285)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in captivity
- Data quality
- acceptable, medium sample
- Licence
- Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
- Status
- Updated in build 2
- In the database since
- build 1 (2015-07-01)
- Last changed
- build 2 (2026-11-13)
Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.
Composition by region
Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeqWhole genome17,479 bp
Protein-coding11,377 bp
12S rRNA941 bp
16S rRNA1,551 bp
All tRNA1,538 bp
D-loop1,186 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 975 bp | 47.59% | −0.366 | +0.022 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,035 bp | 46.09% | −0.480 | +0.172 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,545 bp | 47.77% | −0.233 | −0.051 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 688 bp | 45.93% | −0.323 | +0.124 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 40.48% | −0.529 | +0.140 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 44.59% | −0.502 | +0.050 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 785 bp | 48.41% | −0.284 | +0.037 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 346 bp | 46.82% | −0.395 | −0.022 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 44.44% | −0.424 | −0.091 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,382 bp | 45.88% | −0.470 | +0.067 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,824 bp | 43.86% | −0.443 | +0.135 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 43.49% | +0.436 | −0.471 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,137 bp | 45.12% | −0.388 | +0.022 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 941 bp | 45.27% | −0.244 | +0.297 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,551 bp | 44.55% | −0.210 | +0.260 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,186 bp | 40.98% | +0.239 | −0.023 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.7%
UUU92
UUC123
Leu L17.3%
UUA61
UUG24
CUU116
CUC123
CUA264
CUG67
Ile I8.1%
AUU128
AUC180
Met M4.8%
AUA126
AUG55
Val V4.6%
GUU35
GUC49
GUA66
GUG24
Ser S7.3%
UCU33
UCC87
UCA92
UCG13
AGU8
AGC45
Pro P5.9%
CCU31
CCC78
CCA87
CCG27
Thr T8.8%
ACU38
ACC147
ACA140
ACG8
Ala A7.5%
GCU39
GCC141
GCA96
GCG10
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU40
UAC71
His H2.9%
CAU29
CAC80
Gln Q2.8%
CAA91
CAG15
Asn N3.4%
AAU32
AAC97
Lys K2.4%
AAA77
AAG15
Asp D1.6%
GAU18
GAC43
Glu E2.4%
GAA64
GAG26
Cys C0.8%
UGU7
UGC25
Trp W2.7%
UGA81
UGG21
Arg R1.9%
CGU6
CGC20
CGA43
CGG4
Gly G6.0%
GGU17
GGC72
GGA89
GGG49
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG2
AGA1
AGG0
Genome map
40 annotated features in NC_012431.1Hover, 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-loop3
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (44.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 40 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 71 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 72 | 1,012 | 941 bp | + | 45.3% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,013 | 1,079 | 67 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,080 | 2,630 | 1,551 bp | + | 44.6% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,629 | 2,701 | 73 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,702 | 3,676 | 975 bp | + | 47.6% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,677 | 3,746 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,747 | 3,817 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,818 | 3,885 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,886 | 4,920 | 1,035 bp | + | 46.1% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 4,921 | 4,991 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 4,992 | 5,060 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,062 | 5,134 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,164 | 5,231 | 68 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,232 | 5,303 | 72 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,305 | 6,849 | 1,545 bp | + | 47.8% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,858 | 6,929 | 72 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 6,932 | 7,000 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,001 | 7,688 | 688 bp | + | 45.9% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,688 | 7,760 | 73 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,753 | 7,920 | 168 bp | + | 40.5% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,911 | 8,594 | 684 bp | + | 44.6% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,594 | 9,378 | 785 bp | + | 48.4% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,379 | 9,447 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,447 | 9,792 | 346 bp | + | 46.8% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,791 | 9,857 | 67 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,859 | 10,155 | 297 bp | + | 44.4% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,156 | 11,537 | 1,382 bp | + | 45.9% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,538 | 11,607 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,608 | 11,673 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,674 | 11,743 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,744 | 13,567 | 1,824 bp | + | 43.9% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,568 | 14,089 | 522 bp | + | 43.5% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 14,092 | 14,160 | 69 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,164 | 15,300 | 1,137 bp | + | 45.1% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,308 | 15,378 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 15,379 | 15,447 | 69 bp | + | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,447 | 15,468 | 22 bp | – | 41.0% |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,989 | 16,253 | 265 bp | – | 41.0% |
| D-loop | Control region | 16,581 | 17,479 | 899 bp | – | 41.0% |