Anguimorpha
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Anguimorpha is a diverse clade of mostly carnivorous lizards that includes groups such as monitor lizards, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, characterized by elongated bodies and often reduced or absent limbs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anguimorpha canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5656865 — 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: Anguimorpha Context triple: [Squamata, hasSubclade, Anguimorpha]
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A.
Ceratomorpha
Ceratomorpha is a suborder of odd-toed ungulate mammals that includes rhinoceroses and their close extinct relatives.
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B.
Emberizoidea
Emberizoidea is a large superfamily of passerine birds that includes buntings, American sparrows, and related seed-eating songbirds.
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C.
Dactylopsila
Dactylopsila is a genus of striped possums, small nocturnal marsupials native to New Guinea and nearby regions, known for their elongated fourth finger used to extract insects from wood.
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D.
Melophorus
Melophorus is a genus of heat-adapted ants native primarily to Australia, known for their remarkable tolerance of high temperatures and rapid foraging on hot surfaces.
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E.
Maluridae
Maluridae is a family of small, often brightly colored passerine birds commonly known as fairywrens, grasswrens, and emu-wrens, native primarily to Australia and nearby regions.
- 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: Anguimorpha Target entity description: Anguimorpha is a diverse clade of mostly carnivorous lizards that includes groups such as monitor lizards, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, characterized by elongated bodies and often reduced or absent limbs.
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A.
Ceratomorpha
Ceratomorpha is a suborder of odd-toed ungulate mammals that includes rhinoceroses and their close extinct relatives.
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B.
Emberizoidea
Emberizoidea is a large superfamily of passerine birds that includes buntings, American sparrows, and related seed-eating songbirds.
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C.
Dactylopsila
Dactylopsila is a genus of striped possums, small nocturnal marsupials native to New Guinea and nearby regions, known for their elongated fourth finger used to extract insects from wood.
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D.
Melophorus
Melophorus is a genus of heat-adapted ants native primarily to Australia, known for their remarkable tolerance of high temperatures and rapid foraging on hot surfaces.
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E.
Maluridae
Maluridae is a family of small, often brightly colored passerine birds commonly known as fairywrens, grasswrens, and emu-wrens, native primarily to Australia and nearby regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
lizard clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characteristicDiet | mostly carnivorous ⓘ |
| containsFossilTaxa |
Glyptosaurinae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various extinct anguids ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Anguidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anguioidea NERFINISHED ⓘ Anniellidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Diploglossidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerrhonotinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Glyptosaurinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Helodermatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanthanotidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinisauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
especially diverse in Eurasia
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especially diverse in North America ⓘ worldwide in temperate and tropical regions ⓘ |
| geologicTimeRange | Cretaceous to Recent ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
many species are limb-reduced or limbless
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often heavily ossified skulls ⓘ often robust, elongated tails ⓘ well-developed cranial kinesis in some lineages ⓘ |
| hasVenomousMembers | true ⓘ |
| includesCommonNameGroup |
Gila monsters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alligator lizards ⓘ beaded lizards ⓘ glass lizards ⓘ monitor lizards ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Lacertilia
ⓘ
Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | modern herpetology ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
oviparous in many species
ⓘ
viviparous in some species ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
lizards
ⓘ
scaled reptiles ⓘ |
| taxonRank | infraorder ⓘ |
| typicalBodyForm | elongated body ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
forest leaf litter
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rocky environments ⓘ semi-arid and arid regions ⓘ terrestrial habitats ⓘ |
| typicalLimbCondition |
absent limbs
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reduced limbs ⓘ |
| usedIn | phylogenetic classification of lizards ⓘ |
| venomousLineages |
Helodermatidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some Varanidae ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anguimorpha Description of subject: Anguimorpha is a diverse clade of mostly carnivorous lizards that includes groups such as monitor lizards, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, characterized by elongated bodies and often reduced or absent limbs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.