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Group:
Reptile
Estimated genome size:
17 cm maximum (total body length).
Size:
17 cm maximum (total body length).
Distribution:
It is found in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Western Cape and Northern Cape
provinces of South Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
89.36 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
6.51 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
4.53 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6% [Single: 50.6%, Duplicated: 49%]
Importance:
The greater padloper tortoise is endemic to South Africa and contributes to ecosystem stability in the Karoo. As the largest species in the genus Homopus, it is of scientific interest for studies of limb development, as it is one of only two Homopus species with four digits on each foot.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Zhongning Zhao
University of the Free State
Group:
Mammal
Genome size:
3.1 Billion DNA base pairs (3.1 Gigabases)
Size:
45 - 55 cm (height)
Distribution:
Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
33.71 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
3.39 kilobases
Assembly N50:
435.19 kilobases
Contig number:
25 318
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Flye
Genome Length:
2.61 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
96.5% [S: 91.4%, D: 5.1%]
BUSCO database:
eukaryota
Raphicerus melanotis
Cape Grysbok
Importance:
The Cape Grysbok is endemic to South Africa and near-endemic to the Cape Floristic Region. Very limited genetic data is available for Cape Grysbok. Its genome will provide information to adequately conserve this species by understanding how this dwarf antelope is adapted to its globally unique environment, and why it thrived while other ungulates went (nearly) extinct.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Prof. Paulette Bloomer
University of Pretoria
Date Published:
2024-06-06
Photo credit:
© B. Claassen
Fauna
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