Carettochelys insculpta

Pignose turtle

Maximum lifespan

38.4 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,439 bp

RefSeq NC_014048.1

GC content

39.86%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,020 bp

D-loop 972 bp

Where Pignose turtle sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Pignose turtle has the 281st longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,439 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.412
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.209

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 38.4 years
Adult weight: 16.3 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03671)

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 RefSeq

Whole genome16,439 bp

Protein-coding11,317 bp

12S rRNA967 bp

16S rRNA1,600 bp

All tRNA1,547 bp

D-loop972 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Carettochelys insculpta genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	962 bp	34.8%	26.3%	10.1%	28.8%	38.88%	−0.481	+0.139
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	36.9%	24.1%	8.6%	30.5%	39.08%	−0.562	+0.210
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	32.0%	25.2%	14.8%	28.0%	42.77%	−0.308	+0.120
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	36.3%	22.8%	12.4%	28.5%	40.94%	−0.393	+0.228
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	165 bp	41.8%	18.8%	6.1%	33.3%	39.39%	−0.692	+0.380
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	35.7%	23.9%	8.5%	31.9%	40.38%	−0.578	+0.197
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	31.3%	24.4%	13.8%	30.6%	44.39%	−0.379	+0.124
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	35.6%	23.9%	11.4%	29.1%	40.46%	−0.437	+0.196
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	33.0%	29.6%	8.8%	28.6%	37.37%	−0.532	+0.054
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,372 bp	37.0%	23.4%	8.8%	30.8%	39.65%	−0.555	+0.225
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,779 bp	37.6%	23.8%	9.2%	29.5%	38.62%	−0.525	+0.225
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	531 bp	46.9%	11.1%	5.6%	36.3%	42.00%	−0.731	+0.617
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	33.7%	24.9%	10.3%	31.1%	41.40%	−0.504	+0.150
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	967 bp	37.3%	20.3%	17.3%	25.1%	42.40%	−0.185	+0.296
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,600 bp	40.7%	21.7%	16.0%	21.6%	37.63%	−0.150	+0.305
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	972 bp	37.2%	27.5%	10.3%	25.0%	35.29%	−0.417	+0.151

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,776 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%

UUU62

UUC148

Leu L15.8%

UUA97

UUG22

CUU41

CUC70

CUA355

CUG13

Ile I8.7%

AUU97

AUC232

Met M6.3%

AUA215

AUG24

Val V3.9%

GUU35

GUC25

GUA70

GUG17

Ser S7.5%

UCU21

UCC62

UCA152

UCG2

AGU8

AGC39

Pro P5.6%

CCU17

CCC26

CCA161

CCG6

Thr T10.2%

ACU53

ACC139

ACA188

ACG4

Ala A5.9%

GCU42

GCC85

GCA90

GCG6

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU39

UAC76

His H2.9%

CAU24

CAC86

Gln Q2.6%

CAA97

CAG3

Asn N4.2%

AAU30

AAC130

Lys K2.2%

AAA82

AAG2

Asp D1.5%

GAU15

GAC42

Glu E2.5%

GAA88

GAG5

Cys C0.8%

UGU12

UGC17

Trp W3.0%

UGA109

UGG6

Arg R1.9%

CGU8

CGC11

CGA46

CGG5

Gly G5.6%

GGU20

GGC42

GGA132

GGG16

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_014048.1

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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 (39.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Carettochelys insculpta (NC_014048.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	71	71 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	72	1,038	967 bp	+	42.4%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,039	1,108	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,109	2,708	1,600 bp	+	37.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,709	2,786	78 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,787	3,748	962 bp	+	38.9%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,749	3,820	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,819	3,888	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,888	3,956	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,957	4,995	1,039 bp	+	39.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,996	5,065	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,067	5,135	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,137	5,210	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,233	5,299	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,300	5,369	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,371	6,918	1,548 bp	+	42.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,910	6,980	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,982	7,050	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,051	7,734	684 bp	+	40.9%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,736	7,807	72 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,810	7,974	165 bp	+	39.4%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,965	8,645	681 bp	+	40.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,645	9,428	784 bp	+	44.4%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,429	9,496	68 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,497	9,847	351 bp	+	40.5%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,850	9,919	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,921	10,217	297 bp	+	37.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,220	11,591	1,372 bp	+	39.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,592	11,660	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,661	11,720	60 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,720	11,792	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,793	13,571	1,779 bp	+	38.6%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,567	14,097	531 bp	−	42.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,095	14,162	68 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,167	15,306	1,140 bp	+	41.4%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,315	15,397	83 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,400	15,467	68 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,468	16,439	972 bp	–	35.3%