Triple

T21781521
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Varanidae E537723 entity
Predicate recognizedGenera P125105 FINISHED
Object Lanthanotus (sometimes placed in separate family Lanthanotidae)
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.
 E1501473 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Lanthanotus (sometimes placed in separate family Lanthanotidae) | Statement: [Varanidae, recognizedGenera, Lanthanotus (sometimes placed in separate family Lanthanotidae)]
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)]
  • 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.
  • B. Lanariaceae
    Lanariaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Asparagales, known primarily for the South African genus Lanaria.
  • C. Pantholopinae
    Pantholopinae is a subfamily of bovids that includes the Tibetan antelope and its close relatives, characterized by adaptations to high-altitude environments.
  • 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.
  • 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.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Lanthanotus (sometimes placed in separate family Lanthanotidae)
Triple: [Varanidae, recognizedGenera, Lanthanotus (sometimes placed in separate family Lanthanotidae)]
Generated 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.
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.
  • 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.
  • B. Lanariaceae
    Lanariaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Asparagales, known primarily for the South African genus Lanaria.
  • C. Pantholopinae
    Pantholopinae is a subfamily of bovids that includes the Tibetan antelope and its close relatives, characterized by adaptations to high-altitude environments.
  • 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.
  • 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

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e0c47198f881908cb0d237266c10e9 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f0462db0208190ad31c132d3f875bc completed April 28, 2026, 5:31 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a368226208190814c639e3eefc9b2 completed May 17, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a375bce908190b7d1433c4ac500c9 completed May 17, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a37e0bed48190b0319d62eaff5d1e completed May 17, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:52 p.m.