Herpetology vs. Serpentology

Herpetologynoun

The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians.

Herpetologynoun

The natural history of reptiles; that branch of Zoology which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits.

Herpetologynoun

the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians

Herpetologynoun

the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians.

Herpetology

Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν herpetón, meaning or ) is the 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 the tuataras). Birds, which are cladistically included within Reptilia, are traditionally excluded here; the scientific study of birds is the subject of ornithology.