EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Herpetology, a branch of zoology that deals with the study of amphibians and reptile provide significant insight of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Herpetology is a branch of biology concerned with the study of the Amphibia (approximately 6700 species: frogs, toads, salamanders newts, and caecilians) and Reptilia (approximately 9000 species: turtles and tortoises, crocodilians, tuatara, lizards, and snakes).

Detailed explanation-3: -herpetology, scientific study of amphibians and reptiles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. 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, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians and the tuataras).