MitoAge

Varanus salvator

Common water monitor

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Maximum lifespan
15.7 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,489 bp
RefSeq NC_010974.1
GC content
44.12%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,222 bp
D-loop 980 bp

Where Common water monitor sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Common water monitor has the 1,186th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Common water monitor
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Base composition

Whole genome17,489 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.409
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.108

Life history

Maximum lifespan
15.7 years
Adult weight
4.3 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03596)

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 genome17,489 bp
Protein-coding11,379 bp
12S rRNA898 bp
16S rRNA1,513 bp
All tRNA1,484 bp
D-loop980 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1966 bp29.2%24.7%11.3%34.7%46.01%−0.509+0.083
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,037 bp32.0%22.9%9.1%36.1%45.13%−0.598+0.167
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,596 bp27.6%26.8%16.2%29.5%45.68%−0.292+0.015
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II690 bp31.6%24.5%12.2%31.3%43.67%−0.440+0.127
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8165 bp29.7%23.6%6.7%40.0%46.67%−0.714+0.114
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp28.7%23.7%10.5%37.1%47.66%−0.558+0.095
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.1%25.8%14.3%31.4%45.90%−0.374+0.043
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp28.9%27.2%11.8%32.1%43.93%−0.461+0.031
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%24.6%8.8%36.4%45.12%−0.612+0.104
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,374 bp29.6%25.5%9.4%35.4%44.79%−0.580+0.074
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,794 bp32.0%24.2%10.6%33.2%43.81%−0.514+0.139
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6531 bp46.9%11.9%9.4%31.8%41.24%−0.543+0.596
CYTBCytochrome b1,133 bp28.4%26.3%12.1%33.2%45.28%−0.466+0.039
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA898 bp34.3%19.4%17.6%28.7%46.33%−0.240+0.278
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,513 bp35.2%20.0%16.7%28.2%44.88%−0.258+0.276
D-loopControl region (D-loop)980 bp29.2%37.9%11.9%21.0%32.96%−0.276−0.129

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,788 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.5%
UUU78
UUC129
Leu L17.3%
UUA84
UUG24
CUU110
CUC198
CUA206
CUG33
Ile I8.8%
AUU110
AUC222
Met M4.9%
AUA148
AUG38
Val V3.7%
GUU37
GUC44
GUA47
GUG14
Ser S7.7%
UCU35
UCC94
UCA104
UCG10
AGU15
AGC33
Pro P5.8%
CCU34
CCC92
CCA91
CCG3
Thr T10.3%
ACU58
ACC196
ACA131
ACG4
Ala A6.5%
GCU26
GCC125
GCA88
GCG6
Tyr Y2.6%
UAU33
UAC65
His H3.0%
CAU21
CAC92
Gln Q2.6%
CAA85
CAG13
Asn N3.8%
AAU32
AAC113
Lys K2.5%
AAA89
AAG7
Asp D1.5%
GAU14
GAC44
Glu E2.2%
GAA74
GAG9
Cys C0.7%
UGU7
UGC20
Trp W2.7%
UGA88
UGG16
Arg R1.8%
CGU7
CGC20
CGA35
CGG5
Gly G5.9%
GGU28
GGC57
GGA116
GGG22
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_010974.1

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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 (44.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16767 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA68965898 bp+46.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA9661,02964 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0302,5421,513 bp+44.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,5432,61573 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,6173,582966 bp+46.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,5843,65269 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,6533,72270 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,7223,79069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,7914,8271,037 bp+45.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,8284,89669 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,8974,96569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA4,9675,03973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,0675,12155 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,1225,18564 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,1876,7821,596 bp+45.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,7766,84671 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,8496,91668 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9177,606690 bp+43.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6087,67467 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,6757,839165 bp+46.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,8308,513684 bp+47.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5139,296784 bp+45.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,2979,36367 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,3649,709346 bp+43.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7109,77566 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,26310,559297 bp+45.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,55311,9261,374 bp+44.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,92911,99769 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,99812,06063 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,06012,13071 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,13213,9251,794 bp+43.8%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,93415,0661,133 bp+45.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,06715,13468 bp+–
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,77015,83768 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene15,84316,373531 bp−41.2%
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,44416,50966 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,51017,489980 bp–33.0%

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