Emys

See also: emys

Translingual

[[File:DebrecenDSCN3574.JPG|thumb|{{taxlink|Emys orbicularis|species|Emys orbicularis]]

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Emys f

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 on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Emys at Encyclopedia of Life
Emys at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Emys at Fossilworks

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