A Tentative List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica
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"A Tentative List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica" is a scientific work by herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn that catalogs and documents the known amphibian and reptile species of Costa Rica.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Tentative List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4853231 — 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: A Tentative List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica Context triple: [Emmett Reid Dunn, notableWork, A Tentative List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica]
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National System of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica
The National System of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica is the government agency responsible for managing and protecting the country’s national parks, wildlife refuges, and other protected natural areas.
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B.
Systema Reptilium
Systema Reptilium is a 19th-century taxonomic work on reptiles by Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger that helped systematize and classify reptile species.
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C.
Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles
Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles is a scientific work by Alexandre Brongniart that proposes a systematic, natural classification of reptile species.
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D.
Über den natürlichen Familien der Amphibien
Über den natürlichen Familien der Amphibien is a 19th-century zoological work that presents an early systematic classification of amphibian families.
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E.
World of Reptiles
World of Reptiles is a zoo exhibit featuring a diverse collection of live reptiles and related educational displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Tentative List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica Target entity description: "A Tentative List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica" is a scientific work by herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn that catalogs and documents the known amphibian and reptile species of Costa Rica.
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A.
National System of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica
The National System of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica is the government agency responsible for managing and protecting the country’s national parks, wildlife refuges, and other protected natural areas.
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B.
Systema Reptilium
Systema Reptilium is a 19th-century taxonomic work on reptiles by Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger that helped systematize and classify reptile species.
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C.
Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles
Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles is a scientific work by Alexandre Brongniart that proposes a systematic, natural classification of reptile species.
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D.
Über den natürlichen Familien der Amphibien
Über den natürlichen Familien der Amphibien is a 19th-century zoological work that presents an early systematic classification of amphibian families.
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E.
World of Reptiles
World of Reptiles is a zoo exhibit featuring a diverse collection of live reptiles and related educational displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
herpetological catalog
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person ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
biogeography
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systematics ⓘ |
| author | Emmett Reid Dunn ⓘ |
| contains |
geographic records
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species names ⓘ taxonomic information ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| describes |
amphibian species
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reptile species ⓘ species distributions in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| documentType | species list ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
herpetology
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taxonomy ⓘ |
| focusesOnBiome | Neotropical region ⓘ |
| genre | scientific catalog ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Emmett Reid Dunn ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | herpetologist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Costa Rican herpetofauna
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amphibians of Costa Rica ⓘ reptiles of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| occupation | herpetologist ⓘ |
| purpose |
to catalog known amphibian species of Costa Rica
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to catalog known reptile species of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| relatedDiscipline |
ecology
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zoology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biodiversity documentation
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taxonomic reference ⓘ |
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Subject: A Tentative List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica Description of subject: "A Tentative List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica" is a scientific work by herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn that catalogs and documents the known amphibian and reptile species of Costa Rica.
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