EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -It is the discipline of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (includes frogs, toads, salamanders and caecilians) and of reptiles (includes snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, and tuataras). Herpetology is concerned with poikilothermic, or ectothermic, or cold blooded tetrapods.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reptiles are known to have common ancestors with birds but birds are studied under a specialized field of study called Ornithology. Also, the field of study dedicated to the study of only amphibians is known as Batrachology and the field dedicated to the study of snakes is called Serpentology (or Ophiology).

Detailed explanation-3: -variants or less commonly ophidology. ˌäfəˈdä-, ˌōf-plural-es. : a branch of herpetology concerned with the study of snakes.

Detailed explanation-4: -batrachology (uncountable) (zoology) The study of amphibians.

Detailed explanation-5: -What does the role of a herpetologist include? “It’s about studying and exploring the secret lives of reptiles and amphibians that may include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, snakes, turtles, terrapins, crocodiles, alligators, and lizards.