Hemidactylus
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Hemidactylus is a large and widespread genus of geckos commonly known as house geckos, many species of which are frequently found in and around human dwellings in tropical and subtropical regions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hemidactylus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16083626 — 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: Hemidactylus Context triple: [Gekkonidae, containsGenus, Hemidactylus]
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A.
Pachydactylus
Pachydactylus is a diverse genus of small, nocturnal geckos native mainly to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.
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B.
Lepidodactylus
Lepidodactylus is a genus of small, typically arboreal geckos found primarily in the Indo-Pacific region.
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C.
Tarentola
Tarentola is a genus of nocturnal, wall-climbing geckos commonly known as wall geckos or fan-footed geckos, found mainly in warm regions around the Mediterranean and parts of Africa.
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D.
Eublepharis
Eublepharis is a genus of ground-dwelling, eyelid-bearing geckos best known for species like the popular pet leopard gecko.
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E.
Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae is a large family of lizards commonly known as geckos, characterized by their adhesive toe pads, nocturnal habits, and worldwide distribution in warm climates.
- 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: Hemidactylus Target entity description: Hemidactylus is a large and widespread genus of geckos commonly known as house geckos, many species of which are frequently found in and around human dwellings in tropical and subtropical regions.
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A.
Pachydactylus
Pachydactylus is a diverse genus of small, nocturnal geckos native mainly to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.
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B.
Lepidodactylus
Lepidodactylus is a genus of small, typically arboreal geckos found primarily in the Indo-Pacific region.
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C.
Tarentola
Tarentola is a genus of nocturnal, wall-climbing geckos commonly known as wall geckos or fan-footed geckos, found mainly in warm regions around the Mediterranean and parts of Africa.
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D.
Eublepharis
Eublepharis is a genus of ground-dwelling, eyelid-bearing geckos best known for species like the popular pet leopard gecko.
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E.
Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae is a large family of lizards commonly known as geckos, characterized by their adhesive toe pads, nocturnal habits, and worldwide distribution in warm climates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.