family Plethodontidae
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The family Plethodontidae is the largest and most diverse family of salamanders, distinguished by their lack of lungs and reliance on cutaneous respiration, and is especially abundant in the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
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| family Plethodontidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19785441 — 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: family Plethodontidae Context triple: [The Salamanders of the Family Plethodontidae, taxonomicScope, family Plethodontidae]
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A.
Bathylagidae
Bathylagidae is a family of deep-sea smelts known for their small, slender bodies and adaptation to life in the ocean’s midwater and bathypelagic zones.
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B.
Amolops
Amolops is a genus of aquatic, torrent-dwelling frogs commonly known as cascade frogs, found primarily in fast-flowing mountain streams of Asia.
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C.
Lithobates
Lithobates is a genus of true frogs that includes many North and Central American species commonly found in aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats.
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D.
Batrachoididae
Batrachoididae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as toadfishes, characterized by their broad, flattened heads and bottom-dwelling habits in coastal and estuarine waters.
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E.
Ranidae
Ranidae is a large and widespread family of “true frogs,” characterized by their smooth skin, long legs, and strong jumping abilities, and found on every continent except Antarctica.
- 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: family Plethodontidae Target entity description: The family Plethodontidae is the largest and most diverse family of salamanders, distinguished by their lack of lungs and reliance on cutaneous respiration, and is especially abundant in the Americas.
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A.
Bathylagidae
Bathylagidae is a family of deep-sea smelts known for their small, slender bodies and adaptation to life in the ocean’s midwater and bathypelagic zones.
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B.
Amolops
Amolops is a genus of aquatic, torrent-dwelling frogs commonly known as cascade frogs, found primarily in fast-flowing mountain streams of Asia.
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C.
Lithobates
Lithobates is a genus of true frogs that includes many North and Central American species commonly found in aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats.
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D.
Batrachoididae
Batrachoididae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as toadfishes, characterized by their broad, flattened heads and bottom-dwelling habits in coastal and estuarine waters.
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E.
Ranidae
Ranidae is a large and widespread family of “true frogs,” characterized by their smooth skin, long legs, and strong jumping abilities, and found on every continent except Antarctica.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.