Teiidae
E1501498
UNEXPLORED
Teiidae is a family of fast, active lizards native mainly to the Americas, including whiptails, racerunners, and tegus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Teiidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21782161 — 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: Teiidae Context triple: [Scincomorpha, includesTaxon, Teiidae]
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A.
Phrynosomatidae
Phrynosomatidae is a family of New World spiny lizards that includes horned lizards and other ground-dwelling, often desert-adapted species.
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B.
Eleutherodactylidae
Eleutherodactylidae is a family of mostly small, terrestrial “rain frogs” or “coquí” frogs known for direct development (bypassing a free-swimming tadpole stage) and high diversity in the Neotropics.
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C.
Maluridae
Maluridae is a family of small, often brightly colored passerine birds commonly known as fairywrens, grasswrens, and emu-wrens, native primarily to Australia and nearby regions.
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D.
Iguanidae
Iguanidae is a family of primarily New World lizards that includes iguanas and their close relatives, many of which are large, herbivorous, and often island-dwelling species.
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E.
Meropidae
Meropidae is a family of brightly colored, slender, insect-eating birds commonly known as bee-eaters, found across Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe and Australia.
- 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: Teiidae Target entity description: Teiidae is a family of fast, active lizards native mainly to the Americas, including whiptails, racerunners, and tegus.
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A.
Phrynosomatidae
Phrynosomatidae is a family of New World spiny lizards that includes horned lizards and other ground-dwelling, often desert-adapted species.
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B.
Eleutherodactylidae
Eleutherodactylidae is a family of mostly small, terrestrial “rain frogs” or “coquí” frogs known for direct development (bypassing a free-swimming tadpole stage) and high diversity in the Neotropics.
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C.
Maluridae
Maluridae is a family of small, often brightly colored passerine birds commonly known as fairywrens, grasswrens, and emu-wrens, native primarily to Australia and nearby regions.
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D.
Iguanidae
Iguanidae is a family of primarily New World lizards that includes iguanas and their close relatives, many of which are large, herbivorous, and often island-dwelling species.
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E.
Meropidae
Meropidae is a family of brightly colored, slender, insect-eating birds commonly known as bee-eaters, found across Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe and Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.