Crocodylus
E123013
Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1038329 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crocodylus Context triple: [American crocodile, genus, Crocodylus]
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A.
Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae is a family of reptiles that includes alligators and caimans, characterized by broad snouts and semi-aquatic lifestyles in freshwater habitats.
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B.
Nile crocodile
The Nile crocodile is a large and aggressive African crocodilian known for inhabiting rivers, lakes, and wetlands and being one of the continent’s most formidable predators.
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C.
American crocodile
The American crocodile is a large, primarily coastal crocodilian native to the Americas, known for inhabiting brackish and saltwater habitats such as mangrove swamps, estuaries, and coastal lagoons.
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D.
American alligator
The American alligator is a large, semi-aquatic reptile native to the southeastern United States, known for inhabiting freshwater wetlands and playing a key role as an apex predator in its ecosystems.
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E.
Stigmochelys
Stigmochelys is a genus of tortoises best known for the leopard tortoise, a large, high-domed species native to the savannas of eastern and southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crocodylus Target entity description: Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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A.
Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae is a family of reptiles that includes alligators and caimans, characterized by broad snouts and semi-aquatic lifestyles in freshwater habitats.
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B.
Nile crocodile
The Nile crocodile is a large and aggressive African crocodilian known for inhabiting rivers, lakes, and wetlands and being one of the continent’s most formidable predators.
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C.
American crocodile
The American crocodile is a large, primarily coastal crocodilian native to the Americas, known for inhabiting brackish and saltwater habitats such as mangrove swamps, estuaries, and coastal lagoons.
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D.
American alligator
The American alligator is a large, semi-aquatic reptile native to the southeastern United States, known for inhabiting freshwater wetlands and playing a key role as an apex predator in its ecosystems.
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E.
Stigmochelys
Stigmochelys is a genus of tortoises best known for the leopard tortoise, a large, high-domed species native to the savannas of eastern and southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Crocodylinae ⓘ |
| bodyTemperatureRegulation | ectothermic ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| commonName | true crocodiles ⓘ |
| describedBy | Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
regulation of aquatic vertebrate populations
ⓘ
scavenging of carrion ⓘ |
| eggLayingSite | nests near water ⓘ |
| family | Crocodylidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | ambush predator ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ Americas ⓘ
surface form:
the Americas
tropical regions ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
ⓘ
coastal areas ⓘ freshwater rivers ⓘ lakes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
armored skin
ⓘ
conical teeth ⓘ elongated snout ⓘ eyes and nostrils positioned on top of the head ⓘ powerful tail ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern | many species threatened or endangered ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Crocodylus acutus
ⓘ
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus anthropophagus
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus halli
Orinoco crocodile ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus intermedius
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus johnstoni
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus mindorensis
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus moreletii
Nile crocodile ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus niloticus
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus novaeguineae
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus palustris
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus porosus
Crocodylus raninus ⓘ Cuban crocodile ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus rhombifer
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus siamensis
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus suchus
Crocodylus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni
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| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | semiaquatic ⓘ |
| locomotion |
quadrupedal walking
ⓘ
swimming ⓘ |
| order |
Crocodilia
ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylia
|
| parentTaxon | Crocodylidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | lungs ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | pressure-sensitive organs on jaws ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ illegal trade ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | apex predator ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Nile crocodile
ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylus niloticus
|
| yearDescribed | 1768 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Crocodylus Description of subject: Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus porosus
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus porosus
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus mindorensis
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus palustris
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus johnstoni
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus moreletii
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus novaeguineae
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus siamensis
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus suchus
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus halli
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus anthropophagus
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni
this entity surface form:
Crocodiles
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus rhombifer