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 Category:Emys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Emys at AnimalBase Emys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Emys at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Emys”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026