Trachemys
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Trachemys is a genus of semi-aquatic turtles best known for species like the red-eared slider, commonly kept as pets and found in freshwater habitats across the Americas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trachemys canonical | 1 |
| Trachemys scripta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21063447 — 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: Trachemys Context triple: [Emydidae, notableGenus, Trachemys]
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A.
Chrysemys
Chrysemys is a small genus of North American pond turtles best known for the painted turtle, a widespread and brightly marked freshwater species.
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B.
Emydidae
Emydidae is a diverse family of primarily freshwater turtles, including pond, box, and marsh turtles found across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia.
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C.
Trionychidae
Trionychidae is a family of softshell turtles characterized by their flattened, leathery shells and aquatic lifestyles, found in freshwater habitats across parts of Asia, Africa, and North America.
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D.
Trionyx
Trionyx is a genus of softshell turtles characterized by their flattened, leathery shells and aquatic lifestyles, historically used as a catch-all group for many Old World softshell species.
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E.
Notochelys
Notochelys is a genus of freshwater turtles within the family Geoemydidae, native to Southeast Asia.
- 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: Trachemys Target entity description: Trachemys is a genus of semi-aquatic turtles best known for species like the red-eared slider, commonly kept as pets and found in freshwater habitats across the Americas.
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A.
Chrysemys
Chrysemys is a small genus of North American pond turtles best known for the painted turtle, a widespread and brightly marked freshwater species.
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B.
Emydidae
Emydidae is a diverse family of primarily freshwater turtles, including pond, box, and marsh turtles found across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia.
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C.
Trionychidae
Trionychidae is a family of softshell turtles characterized by their flattened, leathery shells and aquatic lifestyles, found in freshwater habitats across parts of Asia, Africa, and North America.
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D.
Trionyx
Trionyx is a genus of softshell turtles characterized by their flattened, leathery shells and aquatic lifestyles, historically used as a catch-all group for many Old World softshell species.
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E.
Notochelys
Notochelys is a genus of freshwater turtles within the family Geoemydidae, native to Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Trachemys