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Eublepharis macularius

Leopard gecko

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Maximum lifespan
28.5 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,462 bp
RefSeq NC_033383.1
GC content
36.84%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,150 bp
D-loop 60 bp

Where Leopard gecko sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Leopard gecko has the 506th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Leopard gecko
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Base composition

Whole genome17,462 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.315
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.096

Life history

Maximum lifespan
28.5 years
Adult weight
35.5 g
Female sexual maturity
400 days
Male sexual maturity
400 days
Gestation or incubation
55 days
Litter or clutch size
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03468)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, large sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
New in build 2
In the database since
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 genome17,462 bp
Protein-coding11,329 bp
12S rRNA934 bp
16S rRNA1,551 bp
All tRNA1,532 bp
D-loop60 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1966 bp33.7%28.6%10.9%26.8%37.68%−0.423+0.083
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp36.0%27.4%8.5%28.0%36.60%−0.533+0.136
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,575 bp28.0%32.1%16.1%23.7%39.87%−0.191−0.069
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II685 bp35.9%28.8%12.8%22.5%35.33%−0.273+0.111
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8165 bp38.2%27.9%5.5%28.5%33.94%−0.679+0.156
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6680 bp36.8%28.7%8.8%25.7%34.56%−0.489+0.124
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp30.2%31.6%14.2%24.0%38.14%−0.258−0.023
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.2%32.9%12.1%23.7%35.84%−0.323−0.027
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.6%30.6%10.1%28.6%38.72%−0.4780.000
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,360 bp34.1%31.1%9.0%25.8%34.78%−0.484+0.046
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,795 bp37.2%28.9%10.0%24.0%33.98%−0.410+0.126
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6516 bp49.4%17.6%8.5%24.4%32.95%−0.482+0.474
CYTBCytochrome b1,136 bp33.4%30.9%11.2%24.6%35.74%−0.374+0.038
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA934 bp34.6%22.5%19.4%23.6%42.93%−0.097+0.212
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,551 bp37.0%24.0%16.2%22.8%39.01%−0.170+0.214
D-loopControl region (D-loop)60 bp26.7%21.7%11.7%40.0%51.67%−0.548+0.103

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,779 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU146
UUC73
Leu L16.8%
UUA169
UUG15
CUU119
CUC61
CUA258
CUG11
Ile I8.0%
AUU187
AUC115
Met M7.3%
AUA248
AUG26
Val V3.8%
GUU41
GUC25
GUA61
GUG17
Ser S6.6%
UCU52
UCC48
UCA95
UCG3
AGU20
AGC32
Pro P5.1%
CCU30
CCC46
CCA111
CCG6
Thr T10.5%
ACU102
ACC79
ACA205
ACG9
Ala A6.4%
GCU61
GCC75
GCA95
GCG11
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU78
UAC49
His H2.6%
CAU45
CAC53
Gln Q2.6%
CAA95
CAG3
Asn N4.1%
AAU84
AAC72
Lys K2.6%
AAA90
AAG8
Asp D1.5%
GAU34
GAC22
Glu E2.4%
GAA79
GAG11
Cys C0.7%
UGU14
UGC12
Trp W2.6%
UGA87
UGG11
Arg R1.9%
CGU13
CGC16
CGA39
CGG2
Gly G5.4%
GGU42
GGC46
GGA93
GGG23
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

40 annotated features in NC_033383.1

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-loop3
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (36.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 40 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA741,007934 bp+42.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0081,07669 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0772,6271,551 bp+39.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6282,70477 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7053,670966 bp+37.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6733,74472 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7433,81674 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8163,88570 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8864,9261,041 bp+36.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9285,00073 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0005,06970 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0715,14373 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1725,23463 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2365,30166 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3036,8771,575 bp+39.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8446,91471 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9176,98468 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9857,669685 bp+35.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6707,73465 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7357,899165 bp+33.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,8908,569680 bp+34.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5709,353784 bp+38.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3549,42269 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4239,768346 bp+35.8%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7699,83567 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,83610,132297 bp+38.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,12611,4851,360 bp+34.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,49511,56369 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,56411,63067 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,63211,70372 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,70413,4981,795 bp+34.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,50914,024516 bp−33.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,02614,09368 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,09915,2341,136 bp+35.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,23515,30470 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,30515,37470 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,24316,26624 bp–51.7%
D-loopControl region16,60816,62518 bp–51.7%
D-loopControl region16,66116,67818 bp–51.7%

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