Hamadryas
Encyclopedia
Hamadryas may refer to:
- Hamadryas (mythology), the daughter of Oreios and mother of the Hamadryads in Greek mythology
Organisms
Hamadryas has been very popular as a genus name, but most of these names are now invalid:- Hamadryas (butterfly), the genus of of brush-footed butterflies commonly known as the Calicoes, Clicks, or Crackers; established by Hübner in 1806 and still valid
- Hamadryas (plant), a plant genus in family RanunculaceaeRanunculaceaeRanunculaceae are a family of about 1700 species of flowering plants in about 60 genera, distributed worldwide....
, established by Commerson based on de Jussieu in 1789 and still valid - Hamadryas, the genus of owl butterflies invalidly established by Mikan in or about 1821; now Caligo
- Hamadryas, a genus of milkweed butterflies invalidly established by Boisduval in 1832; now Tellervo
- Hamadryas, the genus of the King CobraKing CobraThe king cobra is the world's longest venomous snake, with a length up to 5.6 m . This species, which preys chiefly on other snakes, is found predominantly in forests from India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia...
invalidly established by Cantor in 1838; now Ophiophagus - Hamadryas, the genus of baboons invalidly established by Lesson in 1840; now Papio
- The Hamadryas BaboonHamadryas BaboonThe Hamadryas baboon is a species of baboon from the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the baboons; being native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. These regions provide habitats with the advantage for this species of fewer natural...
, Papio hamadryas
- The Hamadryas Baboon
- Hamadryas, a genus of bulimuline snails invalidly established by Albers in 1850; now Otostomus
- Hamadryas, the genus of the Manchester Moth invalidly established by Clemens in 1864; now Euclemensia