Hoplodactylus duvaucelii

Giant gecko

Maximum lifespan

25 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,769 bp

RefSeq NC_062789.1

GC content

44.21%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,408 bp

D-loop 1,338 bp

Where Giant gecko sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Giant gecko has the 655th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other reptiles
Other classes

Plot other mtDNA features with this species highlighted

Base composition

Whole genome16,769 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.374
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.101

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 25 years
Adult weight: 118 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03422)

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: 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 genome16,769 bp

Protein-coding11,309 bp

12S rRNA958 bp

16S rRNA1,570 bp

All tRNA1,524 bp

D-loop1,338 bp

Genes and regions

Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species

Base composition of Hoplodactylus duvaucelii genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	960 bp	28.6%	26.3%	12.8%	31.9%	44.87%	−0.427	+0.044
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,041 bp	30.6%	24.1%	10.3%	35.0%	45.25%	−0.546	+0.119
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,539 bp	26.3%	28.1%	17.9%	27.8%	45.68%	−0.218	−0.033
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	688 bp	32.8%	24.4%	14.1%	28.6%	42.73%	−0.340	+0.147
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	165 bp	31.5%	24.8%	9.1%	34.5%	43.64%	−0.583	+0.118
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	680 bp	27.9%	29.4%	10.1%	32.5%	42.65%	−0.524	−0.026
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.3%	27.2%	15.6%	30.0%	45.54%	−0.317	+0.002
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	342 bp	22.5%	28.1%	12.9%	36.5%	49.42%	−0.479	−0.110
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	291 bp	27.8%	30.2%	12.0%	29.9%	41.92%	−0.426	−0.041
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,368 bp	30.0%	26.9%	10.7%	32.3%	43.01%	−0.503	+0.055
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	31.5%	24.7%	11.5%	32.2%	43.75%	−0.474	+0.120
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	42.4%	12.7%	10.2%	34.7%	44.89%	−0.544	+0.540
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	28.5%	27.9%	12.4%	31.2%	43.65%	−0.430	+0.011
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	958 bp	33.4%	20.1%	17.8%	28.6%	46.45%	−0.231	+0.248
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,570 bp	33.1%	20.6%	15.8%	24.5%	42.85%	−0.215	+0.234
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,338 bp	29.6%	25.7%	14.1%	29.1%	43.85%	−0.349	+0.070

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,775 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%

UUU112

UUC110

Leu L17.2%

UUA92

UUG27

CUU165

CUC137

CUA194

CUG36

Ile I7.9%

AUU142

AUC157

Met M5.2%

AUA158

AUG37

Val V3.9%

GUU32

GUC42

GUA53

GUG21

Ser S6.9%

UCU32

UCC89

UCA86

UCG9

AGU6

AGC39

Pro P5.5%

CCU25

CCC84

CCA90

CCG9

Thr T9.8%

ACU57

ACC158

ACA147

ACG9

Ala A7.7%

GCU46

GCC142

GCA96

GCG7

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU32

UAC74

His H2.8%

CAU23

CAC84

Gln Q2.8%

CAA92

CAG14

Asn N3.5%

AAU39

AAC95

Lys K2.2%

AAA73

AAG9

Asp D1.7%

GAU16

GAC48

Glu E2.5%

GAA79

GAG14

Cys C0.7%

UGU10

UGC18

Trp W2.9%

UGA91

UGG17

Arg R1.9%

CGU12

CGC9

CGA40

CGG10

Gly G5.9%

GGU23

GGC58

GGA86

GGG54

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG2

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_062789.1

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-loop1

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (44.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Hoplodactylus duvaucelii (NC_062789.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	221	293	73 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	294	1,251	958 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,252	1,321	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,322	2,891	1,570 bp	+	42.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,892	2,965	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,967	3,926	960 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,933	4,006	74 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	4,008	4,079	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	4,079	4,148	70 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,149	5,189	1,041 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,191	5,258	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,257	5,326	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,328	5,399	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,426	5,488	63 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,492	5,560	69 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,565	7,103	1,539 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,105	7,179	75 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,181	7,248	68 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,250	7,937	688 bp	+	42.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,938	8,002	65 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	8,003	8,167	165 bp	+	43.6%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,158	8,837	680 bp	+	42.7%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,838	9,621	784 bp	+	45.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,622	9,686	65 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,689	10,030	342 bp	+	49.4%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,033	10,100	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,111	10,401	291 bp	+	41.9%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,395	11,762	1,368 bp	+	43.0%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,765	11,835	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,836	11,903	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,903	11,975	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,977	13,791	1,815 bp	+	43.8%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,776	14,303	528 bp	−	44.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,304	14,369	66 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,375	15,515	1,141 bp	+	43.7%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,516	15,581	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,584	15,651	68 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,652	220	1,338 bp	–	43.9%