Crocodilia

E128737

order of reptiles

Crocodilia is an order of large, semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Crocodylia	6
Crocodilia canonical	2
Eusuchia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1038331 — 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: Crocodilia
Context triple: [American crocodile, order, Crocodilia]

A. Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae is the biological family comprising the true crocodiles, large semiaquatic reptiles found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
B. Crocodylus
Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
C. Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae is a family of reptiles that includes alligators and caimans, characterized by broad snouts and semi-aquatic lifestyles in freshwater habitats.
D. Reptilia
Reptilia is a major vertebrate class comprising reptiles such as turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodiles, typically characterized by scaly skin and laying shelled eggs on land.
E. Squamata
Squamata is the large order of reptiles that includes all lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, characterized by their scaled skin and movable quadrate bones.
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: Crocodilia
Target entity description: Crocodilia is an order of large, semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.

A. Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae is the biological family comprising the true crocodiles, large semiaquatic reptiles found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
B. Crocodylus
Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
C. Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae is a family of reptiles that includes alligators and caimans, characterized by broad snouts and semi-aquatic lifestyles in freshwater habitats.
D. Reptilia
Reptilia is a major vertebrate class comprising reptiles such as turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodiles, typically characterized by scaly skin and laying shelled eggs on land.
E. Squamata
Squamata is the large order of reptiles that includes all lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, characterized by their scaled skin and movable quadrate bones.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	order of reptiles ⓘ
belongsToGroup	crown-group archosaurs ⓘ
characteristic	armored skin with osteoderms ⓘ conical teeth ⓘ elongated snout ⓘ large-bodied ⓘ powerful tail ⓘ predatory ⓘ
circulatorySystem	four-chambered heart with special shunts ⓘ
clade	Archosauria ⓘ Pseudosuchia ⓘ
class	Reptilia ⓘ
closestLivingRelatives	birds ⓘ
commonName	crocodilians ⓘ
conservationStatus	several species threatened or endangered ⓘ
describedBy	Thomas Henry Huxley ⓘ surface form: Thomas Huxley
describedInYear	1867 ⓘ
diet	carnivorous ⓘ
ecologicalRole	apex predators in many aquatic ecosystems ⓘ
eggLayingSite	nests on land ⓘ
fossilRecord	Late Cretaceous origin of crown group ⓘ
habitat	brackish waters ⓘ coastal marine environments ⓘ freshwater rivers and lakes ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ
hasLivingFamilies	Alligatoridae ⓘ Crocodylidae ⓘ Gavialidae ⓘ
includes	alligators ⓘ caimans ⓘ crocodiles ⓘ false gharial ⓘ gharial ⓘ
infraclass	Archosauria ⓘ surface form: Archosauromorpha
jawMechanics	relatively weak jaw opening muscles ⓘ strong bite force ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespan	can exceed 70 years in some species ⓘ
lifestyle	semi-aquatic ⓘ
locomotion	belly crawl on land ⓘ high walk on land ⓘ swimming with tail propulsion ⓘ
notableFeature	temperature-dependent sex determination ⓘ
parentalCare	maternal care of eggs and hatchlings ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
respiration	lungs ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation	pressure-sensitive organs on jaws ⓘ well-developed night vision ⓘ
subclass	Diapsida ⓘ
superorder	Crocodylomorpha ⓘ
taxonRank	order ⓘ
thermoregulation	ectothermic ⓘ
typeSpecies	Nile crocodile ⓘ surface form: Crocodylus niloticus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American crocodile → order → Crocodilia ⓘ

Nile crocodile → order → Crocodilia ⓘ

Reptilia → containsExtantGroups → Crocodilia ⓘ