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Iguana iguana

Common green iguana

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Maximum lifespan
19.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,633 bp
RefSeq NC_002793.1
GC content
45.18%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,247 bp
D-loop 1,191 bp

Where Common green iguana sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Common green iguana has the 958th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Common green iguana
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Base composition

Whole genome16,633 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.404
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.180

Life history

Maximum lifespan
19.8 years
Adult weight
1.5 kg
Female sexual maturity
4.5 years
Male sexual maturity
4.5 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03505)

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 genome16,633 bp
Protein-coding11,352 bp
12S rRNA952 bp
16S rRNA1,562 bp
All tRNA1,520 bp
D-loop1,191 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1966 bp29.3%23.5%12.6%34.6%47.21%−0.465+0.110
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,038 bp36.4%19.0%9.4%35.2%44.61%−0.577+0.315
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,548 bp26.5%26.2%17.1%30.2%47.29%−0.279+0.005
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II688 bp31.3%23.1%13.4%32.3%45.64%−0.414+0.150
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp37.5%17.9%6.0%38.7%44.64%−0.733+0.355
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6682 bp28.7%24.9%11.3%35.0%46.33%−0.513+0.071
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp27.7%24.3%16.0%31.9%47.96%−0.332+0.066
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp28.3%24.3%10.7%36.7%47.40%−0.549+0.077
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L295 bp31.2%23.4%10.8%34.6%45.42%−0.522+0.143
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp32.6%22.4%9.4%35.6%45.04%−0.582+0.186
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,809 bp33.0%21.4%10.9%34.7%45.61%−0.520+0.213
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp43.8%8.2%9.1%38.9%48.00%−0.619+0.685
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp27.8%24.8%13.2%34.1%47.37%−0.441+0.057
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA952 bp35.0%20.0%17.6%27.4%45.06%−0.217+0.273
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,562 bp35.0%18.2%17.7%29.0%46.74%−0.241+0.315
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,191 bp36.9%29.0%12.3%21.9%34.17%−0.283+0.120

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,789 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU70
UUC149
Leu L17.0%
UUA59
UUG35
CUU55
CUC150
CUA301
CUG44
Ile I7.9%
AUU93
AUC208
Met M4.8%
AUA145
AUG38
Val V4.3%
GUU31
GUC51
GUA65
GUG15
Ser S6.5%
UCU32
UCC78
UCA85
UCG7
AGU7
AGC39
Pro P5.8%
CCU18
CCC94
CCA97
CCG10
Thr T10.7%
ACU37
ACC176
ACA186
ACG8
Ala A7.5%
GCU28
GCC151
GCA93
GCG11
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU22
UAC87
His H2.9%
CAU20
CAC88
Gln Q2.7%
CAA96
CAG7
Asn N3.7%
AAU16
AAC125
Lys K2.2%
AAA78
AAG6
Asp D1.7%
GAU12
GAC52
Glu E2.3%
GAA80
GAG9
Cys C0.6%
UGU5
UGC19
Trp W2.7%
UGA86
UGG17
Arg R1.8%
CGU5
CGC17
CGA40
CGG8
Gly G5.8%
GGU20
GGC84
GGA75
GGG41
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_002793.1

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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 (45.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17474 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA751,026952 bp+45.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0271,08862 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0892,6501,562 bp+46.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6512,72474 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7263,691966 bp+47.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7023,77170 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7713,83969 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8403,90970 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9104,9471,038 bp+44.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9495,01769 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0195,08769 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0985,17073 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1895,25264 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2555,32571 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3276,8741,548 bp+47.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8766,94368 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9447,01370 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0147,701688 bp+45.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7027,76665 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7687,935168 bp+44.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9268,607682 bp+46.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6099,394786 bp+48.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3959,46470 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4659,810346 bp+47.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8119,87767 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,87810,172295 bp+45.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,16811,5481,381 bp+45.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,54911,61769 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,61811,68467 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA11,68411,75572 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,75713,5651,809 bp+45.6%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,56114,085525 bp−48.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08714,15569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15815,2971,140 bp+47.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,30315,37371 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37415,44269 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44316,6331,191 bp–34.2%

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