Batagur
E1032537
Batagur is a genus of large, primarily river-dwelling turtles native to South and Southeast Asia, several species of which are critically endangered due to habitat loss and exploitation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batagur canonical | 1 |
| Batagur baska | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13286655 — 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: Batagur Context triple: [Geoemydidae, containsTaxon, Batagur]
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A.
Belopoeica
Belopoeica is an ancient Greek treatise by Philo of Byzantium that systematically examines the design and construction of war machines and artillery.
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B.
Boi-ngo
Boi-ngo is a 1987 studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, showcasing their blend of rock, ska, and quirky, theatrical pop.
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C.
Bargara
Bargara is a coastal town in Queensland, Australia, known for its beaches, proximity to the Great Barrier Reef, and role as a gateway to nearby turtle nesting sites at Mon Repos.
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D.
Boaru
Boaru is a Romanian surname most notably associated with former professional footballer Claudiu Boaru.
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E.
Nandinia
Nandinia is a genus of small, arboreal African carnivores commonly known as African palm civets, noted for their cat-like appearance and solitary, nocturnal habits.
- 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: Batagur Target entity description: Batagur is a genus of large, primarily river-dwelling turtles native to South and Southeast Asia, several species of which are critically endangered due to habitat loss and exploitation.
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A.
Belopoeica
Belopoeica is an ancient Greek treatise by Philo of Byzantium that systematically examines the design and construction of war machines and artillery.
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B.
Boi-ngo
Boi-ngo is a 1987 studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, showcasing their blend of rock, ska, and quirky, theatrical pop.
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C.
Bargara
Bargara is a coastal town in Queensland, Australia, known for its beaches, proximity to the Great Barrier Reef, and role as a gateway to nearby turtle nesting sites at Mon Repos.
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D.
Boaru
Boaru is a Romanian surname most notably associated with former professional footballer Claudiu Boaru.
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E.
Nandinia
Nandinia is a genus of small, arboreal African carnivores commonly known as African palm civets, noted for their cat-like appearance and solitary, nocturnal habits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | several species critically endangered ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Brahmaputra river basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ganges river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ Irrawaddy river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Mekong river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | herbivorous or omnivorous freshwater turtles ⓘ |
| family | Geoemydidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater habitats
ⓘ
large river systems ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
freshwater turtles
ⓘ
large-bodied turtles ⓘ primarily river-dwelling ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | river terrapins ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Batagur affinis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batagur baska NERFINISHED ⓘ Batagur borneoensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Batagur dhongoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Batagur kachuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Batagur trivittata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| laysEggsOn |
river sandbanks
ⓘ
sandbars ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| notableFor | severe population declines ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Batagur affinis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batagur baska NERFINISHED ⓘ Batagur trivittata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Testudines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Geoemydidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| subjectOf | conservation programs in South and Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
egg collection
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ hunting ⓘ illegal trade ⓘ overexploitation ⓘ |
| typeOf | Asian river turtle genus ⓘ |
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: Batagur Description of subject: Batagur is a genus of large, primarily river-dwelling turtles native to South and Southeast Asia, several species of which are critically endangered due to habitat loss and exploitation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Batagur baska