Emys

See also: emys

Translingual

Emys orbicularis

Etymology

From Latin emys, from Ancient Greek ἐμύς (emús, “fresh-water tortoise, esp Emys lutaria”).

Proper noun

Emys f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Emydidae – pond turtles of Europe and, in some classificatons, North America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Testudinata - subclass; Testudines - order; Cryptodira - suborder; Testudinoidea - superfamily; Emydidae - family; Emydinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Emys orbicularis (European pond turtle) - type species, Emys trinacris (Sicilian pond turtle), Emys blandingii (syn. of Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's turtle), Emys marmorata (syn. of Actinemys marmorata Western pond turtle) - other species

References

• Emys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Emys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Emys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Emys at AnimalBase
• Emys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Emys at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Emys at Paleobiology Database