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Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν herpetón, meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and tuataras).
Herpetology, a branch of zoology that deals with the study of amphibians and reptile provide significant insight of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem. From: Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands, 2008
Herpetology, scientific study of amphibians and reptiles. Like most other fields of vertebrate biology (e.g., ichthyology, mammalogy), herpetology is composed of a number of cross-disciplines: behaviour, ecology, physiology, anatomy, paleontology, taxonomy, and others.
27 wrz 2024 · Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and the gymnophiona) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards,...
1 sty 2017 · Amphibians and reptiles play important roles in their ecosystems because of their roles as prey and predators, their contributions to terrestrial-aquatic linkages, and their biomasses. Despite these important roles, their ecology in lotic systems can be challenging to study because the cryptic nature of their ecology makes it difficult to ...
1 lip 2007 · Some of the characteristics of amphibians that make them useful models for studying these environmental problems are highlighted, including their trophic importance, environmental sensitivity, research tractability, and impending extinction.
Herpetology is a joint study of amphibians and reptiles, a subdivision of zoology under the name of a single discipline, derived from Greek herpeton, meaning ‘crawling things.’.
