Emys
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Emys orbicularis
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 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
