American crocodile
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American crocodile canonical | 12 |
| Crocodylus acutus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T174649 — 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: American crocodile Context triple: [Everglades National Park, hasSpecies, American crocodile]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Culebra
Culebra is a small Caribbean island municipality of Puerto Rico known for its pristine beaches, clear waters, and protected wildlife refuges.
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D.
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys is a genus of large tortoises best known for the Aldabra giant tortoise native to the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
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E.
Panamanian golden frog
The Panamanian golden frog is a critically endangered, brightly colored toad species endemic to Panama, renowned for its cultural significance and distinctive toxin-laden skin.
- 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: American crocodile Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Culebra
Culebra is a small Caribbean island municipality of Puerto Rico known for its pristine beaches, clear waters, and protected wildlife refuges.
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D.
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys is a genus of large tortoises best known for the Aldabra giant tortoise native to the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
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E.
Panamanian golden frog
The Panamanian golden frog is a critically endangered, brightly colored toad species endemic to Panama, renowned for its cultural significance and distinctive toxin-laden skin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crocodilian
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predator ⓘ reptile ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageFemaleLength | 2.5 to 3 meters ⓘ |
| averageMaleLength | 3 to 4 meters ⓘ |
| binomialName |
American crocodile
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Crocodylus acutus
|
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| clutchSize | about 30 to 60 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | American crocodile self-link ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | coastal habitat degradation ⓘ |
| diet |
birds
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ mammals ⓘ reptiles ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
light gray to olive coloration
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prominent fourth tooth on lower jaw visible when mouth is closed ⓘ relatively narrow V-shaped snout ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
apex predator
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top trophic level consumer ⓘ |
| family | Crocodylidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | opportunistic carnivore ⓘ |
| genus | Crocodylus ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish water
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coastal lagoons ⓘ coastal wetlands ⓘ estuaries ⓘ mangrove swamps ⓘ river mouths ⓘ saltwater ⓘ |
| hasSaltGlands | yes ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to 50 to 70 years ⓘ |
| maximumLength |
about 20 feet
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about 6 meters ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Americas
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Atlantic coast of the Americas ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ Pacific coast of the Americas ⓘ northern South America ⓘ southern Florida ⓘ |
| nestType | hole nest ⓘ |
| order | Crocodilia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeLimitNorth | southern Florida ⓘ |
| rangeLimitSouth | northern Peru ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| saltTolerance | high ⓘ |
| sexualMaturityAge | about 8 to 10 years ⓘ |
| similarTo | American alligator ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
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human disturbance ⓘ illegal hunting ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
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: American crocodile Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Crocodylus acutus