Stigmochelys pardalis
Leopard tortoise
GC content
41.09%
Whole genome
Non-coding
3,944 bp
D-loop 3,885 bp
Where Leopard tortoise sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Leopard tortoise has the 470th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other reptiles
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome19,403 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.297
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.096
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 30 years
- Adult weight
- 20 kg
- Male sexual maturity
- 5.5 years
- Gestation or incubation
- 365 days
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03781)
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
- 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 RefSeqWhole genome19,403 bp
Protein-coding11,337 bp
12S rRNA970 bp
16S rRNA1,612 bp
All tRNA1,549 bp
D-loop3,885 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 972 bp | 41.15% | −0.420 | +0.108 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 38.69% | −0.582 | +0.218 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,548 bp | 40.89% | −0.197 | +0.003 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 687 bp | 38.72% | −0.301 | +0.150 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 165 bp | 37.58% | −0.742 | +0.282 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 681 bp | 38.33% | −0.548 | +0.143 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 42.35% | −0.295 | +0.071 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 349 bp | 39.83% | −0.439 | +0.076 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 39.06% | −0.431 | −0.039 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 39.62% | −0.454 | +0.154 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,791 bp | 38.41% | −0.488 | +0.162 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 525 bp | 39.43% | −0.585 | +0.579 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,144 bp | 41.78% | −0.431 | +0.078 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 970 bp | 41.65% | −0.188 | +0.283 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,612 bp | 39.58% | −0.157 | +0.310 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 3,885 bp | 46.36% | −0.087 | −0.218 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,785 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.6%
UUU82
UUC130
Leu L16.0%
UUA128
UUG17
CUU66
CUC66
CUA311
CUG17
Ile I8.7%
AUU141
AUC190
Met M6.2%
AUA201
AUG34
Val V4.1%
GUU32
GUC19
GUA90
GUG14
Ser S7.5%
UCU43
UCC63
UCA124
UCG6
AGU12
AGC34
Pro P5.5%
CCU20
CCC33
CCA148
CCG9
Thr T9.1%
ACU53
ACC135
ACA157
ACG1
Ala A6.7%
GCU65
GCC86
GCA96
GCG5
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU50
UAC76
His H2.6%
CAU36
CAC64
Gln Q2.7%
CAA100
CAG2
Asn N3.8%
AAU43
AAC100
Lys K2.4%
AAA90
AAG1
Asp D1.6%
GAU26
GAC36
Glu E2.4%
GAA85
GAG7
Cys C0.7%
UGU13
UGC15
Trp W3.0%
UGA106
UGG7
Arg R1.8%
CGU5
CGC15
CGA43
CGG4
Gly G5.9%
GGU33
GGC57
GGA100
GGG35
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG0
AGA0
AGG2
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_007694.1Hover, 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 (41.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 70 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 71 | 1,040 | 970 bp | + | 41.7% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,041 | 1,111 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,112 | 2,723 | 1,612 bp | + | 39.6% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,724 | 2,799 | 76 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,801 | 3,772 | 972 bp | + | 41.2% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,773 | 3,842 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,842 | 3,912 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,912 | 3,980 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,981 | 5,019 | 1,039 bp | + | 38.7% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,020 | 5,095 | 76 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,097 | 5,165 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,168 | 5,241 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,268 | 5,334 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,335 | 5,405 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,407 | 6,954 | 1,548 bp | + | 40.9% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,946 | 7,016 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,017 | 7,086 | 70 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,087 | 7,773 | 687 bp | + | 38.7% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,777 | 7,846 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,848 | 8,012 | 165 bp | + | 37.6% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,003 | 8,683 | 681 bp | + | 38.3% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,683 | 9,466 | 784 bp | + | 42.4% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,467 | 9,534 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,535 | 9,884 | 350 bp | + | 39.8% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,885 | 9,954 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,955 | 10,251 | 297 bp | + | 39.1% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,245 | 11,622 | 1,378 bp | + | 39.6% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,623 | 11,692 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,693 | 11,758 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,775 | 11,847 | 73 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,848 | 13,638 | 1,791 bp | + | 38.4% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,634 | 14,158 | 525 bp | − | 39.4% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 14,159 | 14,226 | 68 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,233 | 15,376 | 1,144 bp | + | 41.8% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,377 | 15,446 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 15,448 | 15,518 | 71 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,519 | 19,403 | 3,885 bp | – | 46.4% |