Chelidae
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Chelidae is a family of side-necked freshwater turtles native primarily to South America and Australasia, known for retracting their heads sideways into their shells.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chelidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15014592 — 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: Chelidae Context triple: [Pleurodira, includesFamily, Chelidae]
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A.
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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B.
Rhinoclemmys
Rhinoclemmys is a genus of Neotropical wood turtles native to Central and South America, known for their semi-terrestrial habits and distinctive shell patterns.
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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.
Notochelys
Notochelys is a genus of freshwater turtles within the family Geoemydidae, native to Southeast Asia.
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E.
Thalassophrynidae
Thalassophrynidae is a family of marine toadfishes known for their benthic lifestyle and often venomous spines, found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
- 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: Chelidae Target entity description: Chelidae is a family of side-necked freshwater turtles native primarily to South America and Australasia, known for retracting their heads sideways into their shells.
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A.
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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B.
Rhinoclemmys
Rhinoclemmys is a genus of Neotropical wood turtles native to Central and South America, known for their semi-terrestrial habits and distinctive shell patterns.
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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.
Notochelys
Notochelys is a genus of freshwater turtles within the family Geoemydidae, native to Southeast Asia.
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E.
Thalassophrynidae
Thalassophrynidae is a family of marine toadfishes known for their benthic lifestyle and often venomous spines, found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.