Herpetology is the scientific study of amphibians and reptiles. The term "herpetology" is derived from the Greek and refers to the study of creeping things. Birds and mammals, for the most part, have legs that lift their bodies above the surface of the...

Herpetology is the study of amphibians and reptiles. The scientists who study these animals are called herpetologists. They research the structure, physiology, and behavior of these animals, as well as how they live and are related to one another....

Herpetology (from Greek: ἑρπετόν, herpeton, "creeping animal" and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of reptiles and amphibians. Many biologists use the term "herp" or "herptiles" for all reptiles...

Editor, New Era: The recent article on the gecko found stowed away in a shipment from China was an interesting addition to the series of reptile reports over the last several months. A friend of mine, a herpetologist and gecko enthusiast at...

ABSTRACT The herpetofauna of each of the four Michigan Regional Landscape Ecosystems (Region I, southern Lower Peninsula; II, northern LP; III, eastern Upper Peninsula; IV, western Upper Peninsula) was determined based on museum specimens and records from ongoing studies. These regional herpetofaunas...

The bullfrog sounds off with its resonant croak at ponds across North Carolina in the summer, and some young students believe its statewide presence should make it the official state amphibian. But scientists figure there are better choices out there.A fourth-grade class from a Plymouth...

The Knoxville Zoo says it has become the first U.S. zoo to successfully breed Northern spider tortoises, a subspecies so rare they can no longer be exported from their native Madagascar off Africa's southeastern coast.The first young tortoise hatched Dec. 23, and at 18 grams...