Emys

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

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

• (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

• (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

• 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 Encyclopedia of Life
• Emys at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Emys at Paleology Database