Ambystoma maculatum
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Ambystoma maculatum, commonly known as the spotted salamander, is a North American mole salamander species recognized for its dark body with bright yellow or orange spots and its reliance on vernal pools for breeding.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ambystoma maculatum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17999118 — 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: Ambystoma maculatum Context triple: [Ambystomatidae, containsSpecies, Ambystoma maculatum]
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Ambystoma tigrinum
Ambystoma tigrinum, commonly known as the tiger salamander, is a large, terrestrial mole salamander native to North America, recognized for its distinctive blotched or striped pattern.
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B.
Ambystoma
Ambystoma is a genus of mole salamanders known for their robust bodies, terrestrial habits, and in some species remarkable regenerative abilities.
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C.
Ambystoma mexicanum
Ambystoma mexicanum, commonly known as the axolotl, is a neotenic salamander native to Mexico renowned for its extraordinary regenerative abilities and permanent aquatic larval form.
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Ambystomatidae
Ambystomatidae is a family of mole salamanders native to North America, known for their burrowing habits and complex life cycles that often include both aquatic larval and terrestrial adult stages.
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E.
Rana pipiens
Rana pipiens, commonly known as the northern leopard frog, is a widespread North American amphibian recognized by its green or brown coloration with distinctive dark spots.
- 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: Ambystoma maculatum Target entity description: Ambystoma maculatum, commonly known as the spotted salamander, is a North American mole salamander species recognized for its dark body with bright yellow or orange spots and its reliance on vernal pools for breeding.
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A.
Ambystoma tigrinum
Ambystoma tigrinum, commonly known as the tiger salamander, is a large, terrestrial mole salamander native to North America, recognized for its distinctive blotched or striped pattern.
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B.
Ambystoma
Ambystoma is a genus of mole salamanders known for their robust bodies, terrestrial habits, and in some species remarkable regenerative abilities.
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C.
Ambystoma mexicanum
Ambystoma mexicanum, commonly known as the axolotl, is a neotenic salamander native to Mexico renowned for its extraordinary regenerative abilities and permanent aquatic larval form.
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D.
Ambystomatidae
Ambystomatidae is a family of mole salamanders native to North America, known for their burrowing habits and complex life cycles that often include both aquatic larval and terrestrial adult stages.
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E.
Rana pipiens
Rana pipiens, commonly known as the northern leopard frog, is a widespread North American amphibian recognized by its green or brown coloration with distinctive dark spots.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.