Lanthanotus (sometimes placed in separate family Lanthanotidae)
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Lanthanotus is a rare, semi-aquatic, legless-appearing lizard known as the earless monitor, native to Borneo and notable for its primitive features and unique taxonomic position among varanoid lizards.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lanthanotus (sometimes placed in separate family Lanthanotidae) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21781521 — 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: Lanthanotus (sometimes placed in separate family Lanthanotidae) Context triple: [Varanidae, recognizedGenera, Lanthanotus (sometimes placed in separate family Lanthanotidae)]
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family Trichonotidae
The family Trichonotidae is a small group of marine gobioid fishes, commonly known as sand-divers, characterized by their elongated bodies and burrowing behavior in sandy substrates of tropical and subtropical seas.
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B.
Lanariaceae
Lanariaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Asparagales, known primarily for the South African genus Lanaria.
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C.
Pantholopinae
Pantholopinae is a subfamily of bovids that includes the Tibetan antelope and its close relatives, characterized by adaptations to high-altitude environments.
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D.
Lithogeneinae
Lithogeneinae is a small subfamily of South American armored catfishes within the family Loricariidae, known for their specialized adaptations to fast-flowing freshwater habitats.
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E.
Leptoglanidinae
Leptoglanidinae is a subfamily of small African catfishes within the family Amphiliidae, known for inhabiting fast-flowing freshwater streams.
- 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: Lanthanotus (sometimes placed in separate family Lanthanotidae) Target entity description: Lanthanotus is a rare, semi-aquatic, legless-appearing lizard known as the earless monitor, native to Borneo and notable for its primitive features and unique taxonomic position among varanoid lizards.
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A.
family Trichonotidae
The family Trichonotidae is a small group of marine gobioid fishes, commonly known as sand-divers, characterized by their elongated bodies and burrowing behavior in sandy substrates of tropical and subtropical seas.
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B.
Lanariaceae
Lanariaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Asparagales, known primarily for the South African genus Lanaria.
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C.
Pantholopinae
Pantholopinae is a subfamily of bovids that includes the Tibetan antelope and its close relatives, characterized by adaptations to high-altitude environments.
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D.
Lithogeneinae
Lithogeneinae is a small subfamily of South American armored catfishes within the family Loricariidae, known for their specialized adaptations to fast-flowing freshwater habitats.
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E.
Leptoglanidinae
Leptoglanidinae is a subfamily of small African catfishes within the family Amphiliidae, known for inhabiting fast-flowing freshwater streams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.