Sphenodon punctatus

Tuatara

Maximum lifespan

90 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

15,181 bp

RefSeq NC_004815.1

GC content

39.86%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,790 bp

D-loop 1,749 bp

Where Tuatara sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Tuatara has the 39th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome15,181 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.296
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.106

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 90 years
Adult weight: 430 g
Basal metabolic rate: 0.061 W
Body temperature: 22.4 °C
Female sexual maturity: 12 years
Male sexual maturity: 12 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03265)

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: Unchanged since build 1
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome15,181 bp

Protein-coding9,561 bp

12S rRNA905 bp

16S rRNA1,517 bp

All tRNA1,436 bp

D-loop1,749 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Sphenodon punctatus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	967 bp	33.8%	28.6%	12.9%	24.6%	37.54%	−0.311	+0.083
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,041 bp	33.6%	28.1%	10.3%	28.0%	38.23%	−0.462	+0.089
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,560 bp	31.5%	27.2%	15.1%	26.2%	41.28%	−0.267	+0.074
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	687 bp	34.9%	23.1%	12.5%	29.4%	41.92%	−0.403	+0.203
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	154 bp	29.2%	23.4%	16.2%	31.2%	47.40%	−0.315	+0.111
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.9%	26.0%	13.0%	29.1%	42.11%	−0.382	+0.101
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.9%	30.2%	16.5%	25.4%	41.84%	−0.213	−0.039
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	29.8%	30.4%	12.0%	27.8%	39.83%	−0.396	−0.010
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	29.6%	31.3%	13.1%	25.9%	39.06%	−0.328	−0.028
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,383 bp	32.8%	28.3%	11.6%	27.4%	38.97%	−0.406	+0.073
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	525 bp	46.9%	11.0%	11.0%	31.0%	42.10%	−0.475	+0.618
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	31.1%	28.1%	13.3%	27.6%	40.86%	−0.349	+0.050
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	905 bp	36.2%	20.4%	19.0%	24.3%	43.32%	−0.122	+0.279
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,517 bp	37.8%	22.1%	17.5%	22.5%	40.01%	−0.127	+0.262
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,749 bp	30.4%	35.2%	11.8%	22.6%	34.42%	−0.316	−0.072

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,190 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%

UUU98

UUC87

Leu L16.4%

UUA143

UUG37

CUU72

CUC65

CUA178

CUG28

Ile I7.8%

AUU136

AUC114

Met M6.2%

AUA157

AUG40

Val V5.2%

GUU31

GUC26

GUA87

GUG21

Ser S7.2%

UCU51

UCC57

UCA75

UCG5

AGU10

AGC32

Pro P5.7%

CCU28

CCC39

CCA106

CCG9

Thr T8.4%

ACU37

ACC84

ACA139

ACG9

Ala A6.5%

GCU33

GCC90

GCA78

GCG7

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU49

UAC51

His H3.0%

CAU28

CAC68

Gln Q2.5%

CAA75

CAG5

Asn N3.6%

AAU34

AAC82

Lys K2.4%

AAA66

AAG10

Asp D1.6%

GAU13

GAC38

Glu E2.6%

GAA65

GAG17

Cys C0.7%

UGU6

UGC15

Trp W3.1%

UGA89

UGG11

Arg R1.9%

CGU8

CGC14

CGA35

CGG3

Gly G6.0%

GGU23

GGC41

GGA92

GGG35

Stop 0.3%

UAA5

UAG1

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_004815.1

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Protein-coding12
rRNA2
tRNA21
D-loop2

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (39.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 37 features as a table

Annotated features of Sphenodon punctatus (NC_004815.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	1	74	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	75	1,041	967 bp	+	37.5%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	1,042	1,110	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	1,109	1,178	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	1,180	1,247	68 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	1,248	2,288	1,041 bp	+	38.2%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	2,288	2,353	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	2,355	2,423	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	2,424	2,496	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	2,497	2,557	61 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	2,556	2,625	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	2,618	4,177	1,560 bp	+	41.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	4,170	4,239	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	4,241	4,307	67 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	4,309	4,995	687 bp	+	41.9%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	4,994	5,059	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	5,058	5,123	66 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	5,124	5,277	154 bp	+	47.4%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	5,273	5,956	684 bp	+	42.1%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	5,956	6,739	784 bp	+	41.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	6,740	6,806	67 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	6,807	7,155	349 bp	+	39.8%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	7,156	7,223	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	7,224	7,520	297 bp	+	39.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	7,514	8,896	1,383 bp	+	39.0%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	8,905	9,429	525 bp	−	42.1%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	9,430	9,497	68 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	9,498	10,320	823 bp	–	34.4%
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	10,321	10,398	78 bp	+	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	10,390	11,532	1,143 bp	+	40.9%
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	11,539	11,606	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,630	11,688	59 bp	+	–
D-loop	Control region	11,689	12,614	926 bp	–	34.4%
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	12,615	12,684	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	12,685	13,589	905 bp	+	43.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	13,590	13,664	75 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	13,665	15,181	1,517 bp	+	40.0%