Indotestudo forstenii

Travancore tortoise

Maximum lifespan

32.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,952 bp

RefSeq NC_007696.1

GC content

38.40%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,496 bp

D-loop 1,451 bp

Where Travancore tortoise sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Travancore tortoise has the 374th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,952 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.375
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.158

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 32.9 years
Adult weight: 1.7 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03776)

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 genome16,952 bp

Protein-coding11,359 bp

12S rRNA970 bp

16S rRNA1,604 bp

All tRNA1,537 bp

D-loop1,451 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Indotestudo forstenii genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	969 bp	33.2%	26.6%	10.5%	29.6%	40.14%	−0.476	+0.110
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,041 bp	37.8%	24.1%	8.3%	29.8%	38.04%	−0.566	+0.222
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	29.3%	29.7%	16.2%	24.7%	40.96%	−0.208	−0.007
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	687 bp	36.1%	27.2%	12.4%	24.3%	36.68%	−0.325	+0.140
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	174 bp	42.5%	21.8%	4.6%	31.0%	35.63%	−0.742	+0.321
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	33.9%	28.7%	9.1%	28.4%	37.43%	−0.516	+0.084
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	31.1%	27.3%	15.3%	26.3%	41.58%	−0.264	+0.066
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	33.0%	27.1%	11.1%	28.8%	39.89%	−0.443	+0.100
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	30.3%	29.6%	9.8%	30.3%	40.07%	−0.513	+0.011
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	35.3%	26.6%	10.2%	27.9%	38.03%	−0.466	+0.141
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,800 bp	35.8%	25.3%	9.2%	29.6%	38.83%	−0.525	+0.172
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	525 bp	48.4%	13.5%	6.5%	31.6%	38.10%	−0.660	+0.563
CYTBCytochrome b	1,144 bp	32.0%	26.8%	11.4%	29.8%	41.17%	−0.448	+0.088
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	970 bp	37.1%	20.9%	16.2%	25.8%	41.96%	−0.229	+0.279
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,604 bp	39.9%	21.5%	16.1%	22.5%	38.59%	−0.166	+0.299
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,451 bp	39.6%	31.8%	8.8%	19.8%	28.60%	−0.388	+0.108

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,793 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%

UUU98

UUC123

Leu L16.1%

UUA137

UUG22

CUU57

CUC68

CUA306

CUG20

Ile I8.3%

AUU130

AUC183

Met M6.5%

AUA212

AUG34

Val V4.0%

GUU36

GUC24

GUA78

GUG13

Ser S7.2%

UCU52

UCC49

UCA124

UCG3

AGU12

AGC32

Pro P5.5%

CCU21

CCC31

CCA154

CCG2

Thr T9.8%

ACU70

ACC138

ACA158

ACG6

Ala A6.2%

GCU46

GCC106

GCA79

GCG5

Tyr Y3.3%

UAU62

UAC65

His H2.7%

CAU40

CAC63

Gln Q2.6%

CAA97

CAG1

Asn N4.0%

AAU40

AAC112

Lys K2.5%

AAA94

AAG1

Asp D1.6%

GAU28

GAC33

Glu E2.3%

GAA80

GAG9

Cys C0.8%

UGU12

UGC17

Trp W2.9%

UGA105

UGG4

Arg R1.8%

CGU7

CGC9

CGA51

CGG1

Gly G5.9%

GGU35

GGC59

GGA105

GGG24

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG2

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_007696.1

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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 (38.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Indotestudo forstenii (NC_007696.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	1,039	970 bp	+	42.0%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,040	1,111	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,112	2,715	1,604 bp	+	38.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,716	2,791	76 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,792	3,760	969 bp	+	40.1%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,760	3,829	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,829	3,898	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,898	3,966	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,967	5,007	1,041 bp	+	38.0%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,006	5,081	76 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,083	5,151	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,153	5,225	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,252	5,317	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,318	5,388	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,390	6,937	1,548 bp	+	41.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,929	6,999	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,000	7,069	70 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,070	7,756	687 bp	+	36.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,762	7,831	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,833	8,006	174 bp	+	35.6%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,997	8,680	684 bp	+	37.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,680	9,463	784 bp	+	41.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,464	9,532	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,532	9,883	352 bp	+	39.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,883	9,951	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,952	10,248	297 bp	+	40.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,242	11,619	1,378 bp	+	38.0%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,620	11,687	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,688	11,749	62 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,749	11,820	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,826	13,625	1,800 bp	+	38.8%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,621	14,145	525 bp	−	38.1%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,146	14,213	68 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,218	15,361	1,144 bp	+	41.2%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,362	15,432	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,433	15,501	69 bp	+	–
D-loop	Control region	15,502	16,952	1,451 bp	–	28.6%