Heloderma suspectum

Gila monster

Maximum lifespan

28.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,846 bp

RefSeq NC_008776.1

GC content

36.99%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,529 bp

D-loop 1,486 bp

Where Gila monster sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Gila monster has the 497th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,846 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.308
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.052

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 28.9 years
Adult weight: 553.4 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03488)

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: 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 genome16,846 bp

Protein-coding11,337 bp

12S rRNA942 bp

16S rRNA1,539 bp

All tRNA1,508 bp

D-loop1,486 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Heloderma suspectum genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	968 bp	33.2%	30.4%	11.5%	25.0%	36.47%	−0.371	+0.044
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,038 bp	35.0%	28.5%	10.7%	25.8%	36.51%	−0.414	+0.102
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	28.1%	33.0%	16.4%	22.5%	38.89%	−0.156	−0.080
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	688 bp	33.3%	29.1%	13.2%	24.4%	37.65%	−0.297	+0.068
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	165 bp	33.9%	37.6%	6.7%	21.8%	28.49%	−0.532	−0.051
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	683 bp	34.8%	32.2%	9.8%	23.1%	32.94%	−0.404	+0.039
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	29.8%	31.0%	14.7%	24.5%	39.16%	−0.251	−0.019
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	346 bp	27.2%	34.4%	15.3%	23.1%	38.44%	−0.203	−0.117
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	31.3%	30.6%	10.8%	27.3%	38.05%	−0.434	+0.011
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.1%	33.5%	9.4%	25.1%	34.47%	−0.457	−0.021
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,824 bp	33.2%	30.3%	10.1%	26.4%	36.57%	−0.445	+0.046
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	525 bp	47.8%	17.3%	9.9%	25.0%	34.86%	−0.432	+0.468
CYTBCytochrome b	1,136 bp	29.7%	32.6%	11.3%	26.5%	37.76%	−0.403	−0.047
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	942 bp	36.8%	25.3%	16.8%	21.1%	37.90%	−0.115	+0.186
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,539 bp	37.5%	24.8%	16.4%	21.4%	37.75%	−0.133	+0.205
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,486 bp	28.8%	30.5%	13.5%	27.3%	40.71%	−0.339	−0.028

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,790 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%

UUU146

UUC77

Leu L17.2%

UUA154

UUG23

CUU168

CUC72

CUA213

CUG21

Ile I9.2%

AUU244

AUC103

Met M6.6%

AUA215

AUG34

Val V3.8%

GUU55

GUC24

GUA52

GUG14

Ser S7.3%

UCU64

UCC45

UCA110

UCG7

AGU22

AGC29

Pro P5.2%

CCU29

CCC30

CCA127

CCG11

Thr T8.3%

ACU88

ACC79

ACA140

ACG9

Ala A6.4%

GCU55

GCC70

GCA111

GCG7

Tyr Y3.3%

UAU63

UAC63

His H2.6%

CAU44

CAC55

Gln Q2.9%

CAA98

CAG11

Asn N3.8%

AAU77

AAC67

Lys K2.4%

AAA83

AAG7

Asp D1.7%

GAU40

GAC24

Glu E2.4%

GAA77

GAG13

Cys C0.8%

UGU13

UGC18

Trp W2.7%

UGA91

UGG11

Arg R1.7%

CGU6

CGC14

CGA42

CGG3

Gly G5.7%

GGU44

GGC58

GGA94

GGG20

Stop 0.2%

UAA3

UAG2

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_008776.1

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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 (37.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Heloderma suspectum (NC_008776.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	71	71 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	72	1,013	942 bp	+	37.9%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,014	1,082	69 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,083	2,621	1,539 bp	+	37.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,622	2,695	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,696	3,663	968 bp	+	36.5%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,664	3,731	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,731	3,801	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,801	3,869	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,870	4,907	1,038 bp	+	36.5%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,909	4,978	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	4,980	5,048	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,050	5,122	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,148	5,210	63 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,212	5,279	68 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,281	6,828	1,548 bp	+	38.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,820	6,890	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,894	6,960	67 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	6,961	7,648	688 bp	+	37.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,649	7,713	65 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,715	7,879	165 bp	+	28.5%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,870	8,552	683 bp	+	32.9%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,553	9,336	784 bp	+	39.2%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,337	9,403	67 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,404	9,749	346 bp	+	38.4%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,750	9,816	67 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,817	10,113	297 bp	+	38.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,107	11,484	1,378 bp	+	34.5%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,485	11,554	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,555	11,616	62 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,616	11,686	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,688	13,511	1,824 bp	+	36.6%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,486	14,010	525 bp	−	34.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,011	14,079	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,088	15,223	1,136 bp	+	37.8%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,224	15,294	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,295	15,360	66 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,361	16,846	1,486 bp	–	40.7%