GC content
47.39%
Whole genome
Non-coding
485 bp
D-loop 338 bp

Where Smooth-fronted caiman sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Smooth-fronted caiman has the 260th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Smooth-fronted caiman
  • This species
  • Other reptiles
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome15,948 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.431
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.170

Life history

Maximum lifespan
40 years
Adult weight
7.5 kg
Female sexual maturity
15 years
Male sexual maturity
15 years
Gestation or incubation
115 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03250)

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 genome15,948 bp
Protein-coding11,347 bp
12S rRNA980 bp
16S rRNA1,586 bp
All tRNA1,552 bp
D-loop338 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Paleosuchus trigonatus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1966 bp27.0%24.6%13.1%35.2%48.34%−0.456+0.046
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp30.8%23.3%10.2%35.7%45.88%−0.557+0.140
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,555 bp28.3%24.2%15.3%32.2%47.46%−0.355+0.077
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II688 bp31.5%21.9%12.6%33.9%46.51%−0.456+0.179
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8169 bp34.3%17.8%8.9%39.1%47.93%−0.630+0.318
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp31.9%20.8%8.9%38.5%47.37%−0.623+0.211
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp25.4%24.4%14.9%35.3%50.26%−0.406+0.021
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp28.2%26.7%12.1%33.0%45.12%−0.465+0.026
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L294 bp22.4%26.9%10.5%40.1%50.68%−0.584−0.090
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,374 bp30.9%21.9%11.1%36.0%47.16%−0.528+0.171
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,809 bp32.1%20.7%10.9%36.2%47.15%−0.536+0.215
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp40.0%9.8%8.4%41.8%50.19%−0.664+0.608
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp26.2%23.3%13.6%36.9%50.48%−0.463+0.060
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA980 bp34.3%19.0%19.1%27.7%46.74%−0.183+0.287
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,586 bp35.6%18.8%17.7%27.9%45.65%−0.224+0.309
D-loopControl region (D-loop)338 bp20.4%29.0%13.6%37.0%50.59%−0.462−0.174

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,792 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%
UUU57
UUC167
Leu L16.9%
UUA54
UUG20
CUU64
CUC206
CUA251
CUG46
Ile I7.2%
AUU79
AUC195
Met M5.1%
AUA159
AUG33
Val V4.6%
GUU25
GUC62
GUA59
GUG29
Ser S7.2%
UCU28
UCC105
UCA76
UCG6
AGU11
AGC47
Pro P6.4%
CCU15
CCC109
CCA105
CCG12
Thr T10.3%
ACU29
ACC188
ACA162
ACG10
Ala A7.9%
GCU35
GCC159
GCA94
GCG11
Tyr Y2.7%
UAU19
UAC84
His H3.0%
CAU11
CAC101
Gln Q2.3%
CAA81
CAG6
Asn N3.4%
AAU15
AAC114
Lys K2.5%
AAA89
AAG7
Asp D1.8%
GAU8
GAC60
Glu E2.2%
GAA66
GAG18
Cys C0.8%
UGU15
UGC17
Trp W2.7%
UGA87
UGG17
Arg R1.6%
CGU4
CGC14
CGA40
CGG3
Gly G5.2%
GGU12
GGC61
GGA81
GGG45
Stop 0.2%
UAA4
UAG2
AGA2
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_009732.1

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 (47.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Paleosuchus trigonatus (NC_009732.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1980980 bp+46.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA9811,04868 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0492,6341,586 bp+45.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6352,70975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7103,675966 bp+48.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6753,74672 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7453,81571 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8153,88268 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8844,9271,044 bp+45.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9355,00874 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0125,08069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0825,15473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1595,22466 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2255,29773 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,2996,8531,555 bp+47.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8646,93471 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9397,01173 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0127,699688 bp+46.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7007,78182 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7817,949169 bp+47.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9338,616684 bp+47.4%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6169,399784 bp+50.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4009,46970 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4709,817348 bp+45.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8269,89368 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,89510,188294 bp+50.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,18211,5551,374 bp+47.2%
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,56911,63062 bp+–
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,64011,70970 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,71111,78373 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,78613,5941,809 bp+47.2%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58714,108522 bp−50.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,10914,17769 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18515,3271,143 bp+50.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,38415,45370 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,46615,53368 bp−–
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA15,54115,61070 bp+–
D-loopControl region15,61115,948338 bp–50.6%