Gymnophthalmidae
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Gymnophthalmidae is a family of small, often limb-reduced lizards commonly known as spectacled lizards or microteiids, primarily found in Central and South America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gymnophthalmidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21782162 — 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: Gymnophthalmidae Context triple: [Scincomorpha, includesTaxon, Gymnophthalmidae]
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A.
Phrynosomatidae
Phrynosomatidae is a family of New World spiny lizards that includes horned lizards and other ground-dwelling, often desert-adapted species.
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B.
Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae is a large family of lizards commonly known as geckos, characterized by their adhesive toe pads, nocturnal habits, and worldwide distribution in warm climates.
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C.
Gymnops
Gymnops is a genus of New World vultures in the family Cathartidae, comprising large scavenging birds specialized in feeding on carrion.
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D.
Diplodactylinae
Diplodactylinae is a subfamily of geckos comprising various species primarily found in Australia and surrounding regions.
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E.
Plethodontidae
Plethodontidae is a large family of lungless salamanders, primarily distributed in the Americas, known for breathing through their skin and mouth lining and for their great ecological and morphological diversity.
- 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: Gymnophthalmidae Target entity description: Gymnophthalmidae is a family of small, often limb-reduced lizards commonly known as spectacled lizards or microteiids, primarily found in Central and South America.
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A.
Phrynosomatidae
Phrynosomatidae is a family of New World spiny lizards that includes horned lizards and other ground-dwelling, often desert-adapted species.
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B.
Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae is a large family of lizards commonly known as geckos, characterized by their adhesive toe pads, nocturnal habits, and worldwide distribution in warm climates.
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C.
Gymnops
Gymnops is a genus of New World vultures in the family Cathartidae, comprising large scavenging birds specialized in feeding on carrion.
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D.
Diplodactylinae
Diplodactylinae is a subfamily of geckos comprising various species primarily found in Australia and surrounding regions.
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E.
Plethodontidae
Plethodontidae is a large family of lungless salamanders, primarily distributed in the Americas, known for breathing through their skin and mouth lining and for their great ecological and morphological diversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.