radiated tortoise
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The radiated tortoise is a critically endangered tortoise species native to southern Madagascar, known for its striking star-patterned shell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| radiated tortoise canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11295226 — 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: radiated tortoise Context triple: [Madagascar! exhibit, featuresAnimal, radiated tortoise]
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A.
Bolson tortoise
The Bolson tortoise is a large, herbivorous land tortoise native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, adapted to arid desert environments and known for its long lifespan and burrowing behavior.
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B.
Manouria tortoises
Manouria tortoises are large, primitive Asian tortoises in the genus Manouria, known for their rugged shells and association with humid forest habitats.
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C.
Tortoise
Tortoise is an influential American post-rock band known for its experimental, genre-blending instrumental compositions and pioneering role in the 1990s Chicago music scene.
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D.
tent tortoise
The tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) is a small, terrestrial tortoise native to arid regions of southern Africa, recognized for its high-domed, attractively patterned shell.
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E.
Stigmochelys
Stigmochelys is a genus of tortoises best known for the leopard tortoise, a large, high-domed species native to the savannas of eastern and southern Africa.
- 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: radiated tortoise Target entity description: The radiated tortoise is a critically endangered tortoise species native to southern Madagascar, known for its striking star-patterned shell.
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A.
Bolson tortoise
The Bolson tortoise is a large, herbivorous land tortoise native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, adapted to arid desert environments and known for its long lifespan and burrowing behavior.
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B.
Manouria tortoises
Manouria tortoises are large, primitive Asian tortoises in the genus Manouria, known for their rugged shells and association with humid forest habitats.
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C.
Tortoise
Tortoise is an influential American post-rock band known for its experimental, genre-blending instrumental compositions and pioneering role in the 1990s Chicago music scene.
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D.
tent tortoise
The tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) is a small, terrestrial tortoise native to arid regions of southern Africa, recognized for its high-domed, attractively patterned shell.
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E.
Stigmochelys
Stigmochelys is a genus of tortoises best known for the leopard tortoise, a large, high-domed species native to the savannas of eastern and southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
critically endangered species
ⓘ
reptile ⓘ species ⓘ tortoise ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageClutchSize | 3 to 12 eggs ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | typically during rainy season in Madagascar ⓘ |
| carapaceColor | dark brown to black ⓘ |
| carapaceMarkings | yellow radiating lines on each scute ⓘ |
| CITESListing | CITES Appendix I ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| climatePreference | semi-arid ⓘ |
| commonNameOf | Astrochelys radiata ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
fruits
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ leaves ⓘ succulents ⓘ |
| ecosystemRole |
herbivore
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Testudinidae ⓘ |
| genus |
Astrochelys
ⓘ
linked to:
Astrochelys radiata
|
| geographicRange | southern Madagascar ⓘ |
| habitat |
dry forests
ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ thorny bushlands ⓘ |
| headColor | yellow with dark markings ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | up to 100 years or more ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | several decades ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| namedFor | radiating star pattern on shell ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
southern Madagascar
ⓘ
spiny forests of Madagascar ⓘ |
| order | Testudines ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plastronColor | yellowish ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
illegal pet trade ⓘ overharvesting for food ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Malagasy law
ⓘ
international trade regulations ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females larger than males ⓘ |
| shellPattern | star-patterned carapace ⓘ |
| shellShape | high-domed carapace ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: radiated tortoise Description of subject: The radiated tortoise is a critically endangered tortoise species native to southern Madagascar, known for its striking star-patterned shell.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.