Cyclura
E286103
Cyclura is a genus of large, primarily herbivorous rock iguanas native to the Caribbean, known for their robust bodies and often endangered conservation status.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyclura canonical | 1 |
| Cyclura collei | 1 |
| Cyclura cornuta | 1 |
| Cyclura cychlura | 1 |
| Cyclura lewisi | 1 |
| Cyclura nubila | 1 |
| Cyclura pinguis | 1 |
| Cyclura ricordi | 1 |
| Cyclura rileyi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2656537 — 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: Cyclura Context triple: [Mona ground iguana, genus, Cyclura]
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A.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
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B.
Kinixys
Kinixys is a genus of African hinge-back tortoises known for the movable hinge on their shells that allows them to partially close the rear portion for protection.
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C.
Geochelone
Geochelone is a genus of large terrestrial tortoises that includes several well-known species native to parts of Africa and Asia.
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D.
Urocitellus
Urocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to open grassland and steppe habitats.
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E.
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys is a genus of large tortoises best known for the Aldabra giant tortoise native to the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
- 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: Cyclura Target entity description: Cyclura is a genus of large, primarily herbivorous rock iguanas native to the Caribbean, known for their robust bodies and often endangered conservation status.
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A.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
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B.
Kinixys
Kinixys is a genus of African hinge-back tortoises known for the movable hinge on their shells that allows them to partially close the rear portion for protection.
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C.
Geochelone
Geochelone is a genus of large terrestrial tortoises that includes several well-known species native to parts of Africa and Asia.
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D.
Urocitellus
Urocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to open grassland and steppe habitats.
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E.
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys is a genus of large tortoises best known for the Aldabra giant tortoise native to the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyCharacteristic |
large size
ⓘ
robust body ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| commonName | rock iguanas ⓘ |
| conservationStatus |
many species endangered
ⓘ
many species threatened ⓘ |
| describedAs | large rock iguanas ⓘ |
| diet | primarily herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
important herbivore in island ecosystems
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Iguanidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Bahamas
ⓘ
Cayman Islands ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Hispaniola ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ Navassa Island ⓘ Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal areas
ⓘ
dry forests ⓘ rocky areas ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Mona ground iguana
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclura carinata
Cyclura self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclura collei
Cyclura self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclura cornuta
Cyclura self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclura cychlura
Cyclura self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclura lewisi
Cyclura self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclura nubila
Cyclura self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclura pinguis
Cyclura self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclura ricordi
Cyclura self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclura rileyi
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
West Indies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high degree of endemism
ⓘ
island-restricted populations ⓘ |
| order | Squamata ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Iguania
ⓘ
Iguanidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
human disturbance ⓘ introduced predators ⓘ |
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: Cyclura Description of subject: Cyclura is a genus of large, primarily herbivorous rock iguanas native to the Caribbean, known for their robust bodies and often endangered conservation status.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cyclura cornuta
this entity surface form:
Cyclura nubila
this entity surface form:
Cyclura lewisi
this entity surface form:
Cyclura cychlura
this entity surface form:
Cyclura rileyi
this entity surface form:
Cyclura pinguis
this entity surface form:
Cyclura collei
this entity surface form:
Cyclura ricordi