Maximum lifespan
16.2 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
45.80%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,814 bp
Including the D-loop

Where African fat-tailed gecko sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. African fat-tailed gecko has the 1,143rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %African fat-tailed gecko
  • This species
  • Other reptiles
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome17,043 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.349
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.105

Life history

Maximum lifespan
16.2 years
Adult weight
39.2 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03469)

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 genome17,043 bp
Protein-coding11,318 bp
12S rRNA946 bp
16S rRNA1,523 bp
All tRNA1,476 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Hemitheconyx caudicinctus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1960 bp29.7%23.6%13.4%33.2%46.67%−0.424+0.113
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,050 bp29.6%23.5%12.7%34.2%46.86%−0.459+0.115
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,575 bp25.7%26.8%16.8%30.8%47.56%−0.295−0.022
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp28.9%22.7%16.5%31.9%48.39%−0.317+0.122
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8162 bp30.9%25.3%13.0%30.9%43.83%−0.408+0.099
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6680 bp27.8%24.4%14.0%33.8%47.79%−0.415+0.065
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.8%24.0%16.5%32.8%49.24%−0.332+0.055
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3340 bp27.9%27.1%15.6%29.4%45.00%−0.307+0.016
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp32.3%23.6%14.5%29.6%44.11%−0.344+0.157
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,369 bp28.3%25.0%11.7%35.1%46.75%−0.500+0.062
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,788 bp30.5%24.6%12.2%32.7%44.86%−0.456+0.108
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6510 bp41.0%14.9%12.0%32.2%44.12%−0.458+0.467
CYTBCytochrome b1,136 bp27.9%26.8%13.3%32.0%45.25%−0.412+0.019
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA946 bp29.4%19.9%20.8%29.9%50.74%−0.179+0.193
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,523 bp35.1%19.2%17.1%28.6%45.63%−0.252+0.292

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F5.3%
UUU77
UUC122
Leu L17.2%
UUA97
UUG22
CUU113
CUC131
CUA232
CUG54
Ile I7.2%
AUU109
AUC162
Met M5.0%
AUA135
AUG54
Val V4.6%
GUU58
GUC49
GUA40
GUG25
Ser S6.7%
UCU34
UCC77
UCA71
UCG8
AGU8
AGC56
Pro P5.8%
CCU20
CCC91
CCA94
CCG14
Thr T10.8%
ACU62
ACC163
ACA166
ACG17
Ala A8.1%
GCU45
GCC156
GCA95
GCG9
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU39
UAC72
His H2.9%
CAU18
CAC90
Gln Q2.4%
CAA75
CAG15
Asn N3.5%
AAU33
AAC100
Lys K2.4%
AAA78
AAG13
Asp D1.5%
GAU16
GAC40
Glu E2.3%
GAA61
GAG26
Cys C0.8%
UGU7
UGC24
Trp W2.6%
UGA76
UGG23
Arg R2.0%
CGU6
CGC22
CGA39
CGG8
Gly G5.9%
GGU18
GGC95
GGA60
GGG48
Stop 0.2%
UAA3
UAG4
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_018368.1

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
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (45.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
Annotated features of Hemitheconyx caudicinctus (NC_018368.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16767 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA681,013946 bp+50.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0141,08269 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0832,6051,523 bp+45.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6062,67974 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,6803,639960 bp+46.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6423,71372 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7103,76152 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,7593,82769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8294,8781,050 bp+46.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,8884,95467 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9545,02269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0245,09673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1225,18766 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,1885,25063 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,2526,8261,575 bp+47.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,7936,86472 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,8656,93066 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9317,614684 bp+48.4%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6267,69065 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,6937,854162 bp+43.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,8458,524680 bp+47.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5259,308784 bp+49.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3099,37668 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,3779,716340 bp+45.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7179,78771 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,78910,085297 bp+44.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,07911,4471,369 bp+46.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,44811,51265 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,51411,57360 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,57311,64472 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,64513,4321,788 bp+44.9%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,43613,945510 bp−44.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA13,94614,01469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,02215,1571,136 bp+45.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,15815,22669 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,22715,29367 bp−–