Coleonyx variegatus

Western banded gecko

Maximum lifespan

15.2 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

17,110 bp

RefSeq NC_008774.1

GC content

43.77%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,781 bp

D-loop 1,727 bp

Where Western banded gecko sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Western banded gecko has the 1,202nd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome17,110 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.366
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.145

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 15.2 years
Adult weight: 4.6 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03467)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, small 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 genome17,110 bp

Protein-coding11,333 bp

12S rRNA937 bp

16S rRNA1,534 bp

All tRNA1,538 bp

D-loop1,727 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Coleonyx variegatus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	966 bp	31.9%	24.3%	13.0%	30.7%	43.79%	−0.404	+0.134
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,042 bp	35.7%	20.9%	10.1%	33.3%	43.38%	−0.535	+0.261
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,554 bp	27.2%	25.9%	17.6%	29.3%	46.91%	−0.251	+0.025
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	688 bp	32.4%	25.4%	13.1%	29.1%	42.15%	−0.379	+0.121
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	162 bp	40.1%	19.1%	9.9%	30.9%	40.74%	−0.515	+0.354
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	680 bp	28.7%	29.0%	10.4%	31.9%	42.35%	−0.507	−0.005
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	29.8%	25.1%	14.8%	30.2%	45.03%	−0.343	+0.086
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	348 bp	28.7%	23.9%	14.7%	32.8%	47.41%	−0.382	+0.093
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	31.3%	25.3%	13.1%	30.3%	43.43%	−0.395	+0.107
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,362 bp	31.8%	24.2%	10.3%	33.8%	44.05%	−0.533	+0.136
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	32.1%	24.8%	11.0%	32.1%	43.16%	−0.489	+0.129
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	45.8%	12.6%	12.3%	29.3%	41.57%	−0.410	+0.567
CYTBCytochrome b	1,139 bp	28.4%	27.6%	12.6%	31.3%	43.99%	−0.425	+0.016
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	937 bp	35.3%	19.6%	17.9%	27.1%	45.04%	−0.204	+0.285
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,534 bp	35.5%	20.5%	17.2%	26.8%	44.00%	−0.218	+0.267
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,727 bp	31.3%	26.5%	14.5%	27.8%	42.27%	−0.315	+0.083

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,786 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%

UUU84

UUC127

Leu L16.7%

UUA103

UUG17

CUU101

CUC115

CUA258

CUG40

Ile I7.9%

AUU116

AUC182

Met M5.4%

AUA175

AUG31

Val V4.0%

GUU30

GUC40

GUA63

GUG17

Ser S6.8%

UCU40

UCC67

UCA88

UCG5

AGU14

AGC42

Pro P5.6%

CCU19

CCC63

CCA123

CCG6

Thr T10.4%

ACU57

ACC157

ACA165

ACG15

Ala A7.9%

GCU42

GCC129

GCA119

GCG8

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU35

UAC82

His H2.9%

CAU17

CAC93

Gln Q2.7%

CAA94

CAG8

Asn N3.6%

AAU27

AAC109

Lys K2.1%

AAA74

AAG6

Asp D1.7%

GAU19

GAC44

Glu E2.3%

GAA68

GAG19

Cys C1.0%

UGU13

UGC26

Trp W2.7%

UGA91

UGG10

Arg R1.8%

CGU4

CGC17

CGA42

CGG6

Gly G5.7%

GGU29

GGC72

GGA76

GGG39

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_008774.1

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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 (43.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Coleonyx variegatus (NC_008774.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	76	76 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	77	1,013	937 bp	+	45.0%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,013	1,082	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,083	2,616	1,534 bp	+	44.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,617	2,691	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,692	3,657	966 bp	+	43.8%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,666	3,737	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,736	3,807	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,807	3,876	70 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,877	4,918	1,042 bp	+	43.4%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,919	4,991	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	4,991	5,059	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,063	5,134	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,163	5,227	65 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,227	5,293	67 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,295	6,848	1,554 bp	+	46.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,837	6,908	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,912	6,979	68 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	6,981	7,668	688 bp	+	42.2%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,670	7,735	66 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,737	7,898	162 bp	+	40.7%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,889	8,568	680 bp	+	42.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,569	9,352	784 bp	+	45.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,353	9,420	68 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,421	9,768	348 bp	+	47.4%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,769	9,836	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,837	10,133	297 bp	+	43.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,127	11,488	1,362 bp	+	44.1%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,492	11,561	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,561	11,628	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,627	11,699	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,701	13,521	1,821 bp	+	43.2%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,507	14,028	522 bp	−	41.6%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,031	14,102	72 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,105	15,243	1,139 bp	+	44.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,244	15,316	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,317	15,383	67 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,384	17,110	1,727 bp	–	42.3%