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: -Herpetology, a branch of zoology that deals with the study of amphibians and reptile provide significant insight of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem. Marine reptile biodiversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands include marine turtle, salt water crocodile, monitor lizards and marine snakes.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The study of reptiles and amphibians is a branch of zoology called Herpetology. Therefore, this is the correct option.