Cuora amboinensis

Southeast Asian box turtle

Maximum lifespan

38.2 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,708 bp

RefSeq NC_014769.1

GC content

39.42%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,226 bp

D-loop 1,182 bp

Where Southeast Asian box turtle sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Southeast Asian box turtle has the 283rd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,708 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.337
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.117

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 38.2 years
Adult weight: 1 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03717)

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 genome16,708 bp

Protein-coding11,378 bp

12S rRNA966 bp

16S rRNA1,606 bp

All tRNA1,547 bp

D-loop1,182 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Cuora amboinensis genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	971 bp	31.3%	28.0%	11.5%	29.1%	40.68%	−0.433	+0.056
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,042 bp	36.5%	24.3%	9.4%	29.8%	39.25%	−0.521	+0.201
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	27.9%	29.7%	17.2%	25.2%	42.44%	−0.187	−0.030
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	687 bp	34.6%	27.5%	13.5%	24.3%	37.85%	−0.285	+0.115
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	38.1%	26.8%	8.9%	26.2%	35.12%	−0.492	+0.174
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	34.1%	27.6%	9.4%	28.9%	38.30%	−0.511	+0.104
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	30.2%	27.6%	15.3%	26.9%	42.22%	−0.275	+0.046
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	32.1%	30.7%	10.9%	26.4%	37.25%	−0.415	+0.023
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	300 bp	27.7%	31.0%	12.7%	28.7%	41.33%	−0.387	−0.057
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,392 bp	33.9%	25.6%	11.6%	28.9%	40.45%	−0.428	+0.139
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,806 bp	33.8%	25.9%	10.6%	29.7%	40.26%	−0.475	+0.133
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	525 bp	47.2%	15.0%	8.0%	29.7%	37.71%	−0.576	+0.517
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	29.6%	26.4%	12.0%	31.9%	43.95%	−0.453	+0.058
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	966 bp	36.3%	21.7%	17.2%	24.7%	41.93%	−0.180	+0.251
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,606 bp	38.5%	21.2%	16.8%	23.5%	40.35%	−0.167	+0.290
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,182 bp	33.2%	40.3%	10.7%	15.8%	26.57%	−0.191	−0.097

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%

UUU100

UUC124

Leu L16.0%

UUA155

UUG20

CUU69

CUC82

CUA247

CUG36

Ile I8.3%

AUU144

AUC170

Met M6.2%

AUA194

AUG40

Val V4.1%

GUU29

GUC26

GUA92

GUG10

Ser S7.2%

UCU41

UCC66

UCA112

UCG6

AGU13

AGC36

Pro P5.6%

CCU29

CCC43

CCA128

CCG11

Thr T9.3%

ACU65

ACC130

ACA151

ACG6

Ala A7.0%

GCU59

GCC108

GCA93

GCG4

Tyr Y3.2%

UAU43

UAC80

His H2.7%

CAU40

CAC63

Gln Q2.7%

CAA94

CAG9

Asn N3.7%

AAU41

AAC99

Lys K2.3%

AAA85

AAG3

Asp D1.7%

GAU30

GAC34

Glu E2.4%

GAA80

GAG12

Cys C0.9%

UGU13

UGC20

Trp W2.8%

UGA103

UGG5

Arg R1.8%

CGU10

CGC12

CGA46

CGG2

Gly G5.9%

GGU34

GGC60

GGA96

GGG35

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_014769.1

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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 (39.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Cuora amboinensis (NC_014769.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,036	966 bp	+	41.9%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,037	1,106	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,107	2,712	1,606 bp	+	40.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,712	2,786	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,787	3,757	971 bp	+	40.7%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,758	3,827	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,826	3,896	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,896	3,964	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,965	5,006	1,042 bp	+	39.3%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,007	5,084	78 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,086	5,154	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,156	5,228	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,256	5,321	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,322	5,392	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,394	6,941	1,548 bp	+	42.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,933	7,003	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,006	7,075	70 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,076	7,762	687 bp	+	37.9%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,765	7,837	73 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,839	8,006	168 bp	+	35.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,997	8,680	684 bp	+	38.3%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,680	9,463	784 bp	+	42.2%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,464	9,531	68 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,532	9,881	350 bp	+	37.3%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,882	9,951	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,952	10,251	300 bp	+	41.3%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,245	11,636	1,392 bp	+	40.5%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,632	11,701	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,702	11,766	65 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,767	11,838	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,839	13,644	1,806 bp	+	40.3%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,645	14,169	525 bp	−	37.7%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,170	14,237	68 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,242	15,381	1,140 bp	+	44.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,386	15,457	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,459	15,527	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,527	16,708	1,182 bp	–	26.6%