Yosemite toad
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The Yosemite toad is a rare amphibian species native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its high-elevation habitat and conservation concern due to habitat loss and climate change.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yosemite toad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6562010 — 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: Yosemite toad Context triple: [Sierra Nevada ecosystem, hasEndemicSpecies, Yosemite toad]
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A.
Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog
The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog is an endangered amphibian species native to high-elevation lakes and streams of California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its yellowish hind legs and critical role in alpine aquatic ecosystems.
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B.
California tiger salamander
The California tiger salamander is a large, secretive, black-and-yellow spotted amphibian native to California’s grasslands and vernal pool ecosystems, where it spends most of its life underground and is considered a threatened species.
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C.
Sonoran Desert toad
The Sonoran Desert toad, also known as the Colorado River toad, is a large, nocturnal amphibian native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for the potent psychoactive toxins in its skin secretions.
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D.
Jefferson salamander
The Jefferson salamander is a slender, nocturnal mole salamander native to eastern North American woodlands, typically breeding in temporary woodland ponds in early spring.
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E.
Rana draytonii
Rana draytonii is a threatened species of large, semi-aquatic frog native to California and the western United States, known for its distinctive reddish hind legs and importance in local wetland ecosystems.
- 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: Yosemite toad Target entity description: The Yosemite toad is a rare amphibian species native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its high-elevation habitat and conservation concern due to habitat loss and climate change.
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A.
Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog
The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog is an endangered amphibian species native to high-elevation lakes and streams of California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its yellowish hind legs and critical role in alpine aquatic ecosystems.
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B.
California tiger salamander
The California tiger salamander is a large, secretive, black-and-yellow spotted amphibian native to California’s grasslands and vernal pool ecosystems, where it spends most of its life underground and is considered a threatened species.
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C.
Sonoran Desert toad
The Sonoran Desert toad, also known as the Colorado River toad, is a large, nocturnal amphibian native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for the potent psychoactive toxins in its skin secretions.
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D.
Jefferson salamander
The Jefferson salamander is a slender, nocturnal mole salamander native to eastern North American woodlands, typically breeding in temporary woodland ponds in early spring.
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E.
Rana draytonii
Rana draytonii is a threatened species of large, semi-aquatic frog native to California and the western United States, known for its distinctive reddish hind legs and importance in local wetland ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibian
ⓘ
endangered species ⓘ toad ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | late spring to early summer ⓘ |
| class | Amphibia ⓘ |
| commonName | Yosemite toad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus |
IUCN Near Threatened
ⓘ
threatened (U.S. Endangered Species Act) ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Albert Boulenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| development | aquatic tadpole stage ⓘ |
| diet |
arthropods
ⓘ
insects ⓘ |
| elevationRange | typically above 1950 meters ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Bufonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femaleColoration | more blotched and patterned ⓘ |
| foundIn | Yosemite National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
high-elevation meadows
ⓘ
montane wetlands ⓘ subalpine meadows ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeHistory | high site fidelity to breeding meadows ⓘ |
| maleColoration | more uniformly colored ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Anura ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedIn | Yosemite National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rangeCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | breeds in shallow snowmelt pools ⓘ |
| scientificName | Anaxyrus canorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| synonym | Bufo canorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
chytridiomycosis
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ disease ⓘ drought ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ livestock grazing impacts ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1896 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yosemite toad Description of subject: The Yosemite toad is a rare amphibian species native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its high-elevation habitat and conservation concern due to habitat loss and climate change.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.