Emys
See also: emys
Translingual
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 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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