Definition
The scientific study of reptiles and amphibians, including their evolution, behavior, ecology, and classification.
Etymology
From Greek 'herpeton' (creeping creature) combined with '-logy' (study of). The term was formalized in the early 19th century as zoology became more specialized.
Kelly Says
Herpetology is one of the oldest branches of natural history—Aristotle wrote about snakes and frogs over 2,000 years ago, but we still discover new reptile species nearly every week!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የእንስሳት ጥናት
ye’īnsasāt t’īnat
ARالعربية
علم الزواحف
ʿilm az-zawāḥif
BNবাংলা
সরীসৃপ বিজ্ঞান
sarīsṛp bijñān
CACatalà
herpetologia
ər.pə.tə.lɔ.ʒi.ə
CSČeština
herpetologie
hɛr.pɛ.to.lo.gi.e
DADansk
herpetologi
hɛʁpɛtɔˈloːɡi
DEDeutsch
Herpetologie
hɛʁpɛtoˈloːgi
ELΕλληνικά
ερπετολογία
erpetología
ESEspañol
herpetología
erpe.to.loˈhi.a
FAفارسی
خزندهشناسی
xazandeh-šenāsi
FISuomi
matelijatiede
matelijatiede
FRFrançais
herpétologie
ɛʁpe.tɔ.lɔʒi
GUGU
સરીસૃપ વિજ્ઞાન
sarīsṛp vijñān
HAHA
kimiyyar dabbobi
kimiyyar dabbobi
HIहिन्दी
सरीसृप विज्ञान
sarīsṛp vijñān
HUMagyar
hüllők tanulmányozása
hyllek tanulmányozása
IDBahasa Indonesia
herpetologi
herpetologi
IGIG
sayensị nke ụmụ anụmanụ
sayensị nke ụmụ anụmanụ
ITItaliano
erpetologia
erpe.to.loˈʒi.a
JA日本語
両生類学
ryōsei rui gaku
KKKK
бауырмен және бауырсыз жануарлар туралы ғылым
bauırmen jäne bauırsız januarlar turalı ğılım
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រសត្វ
vityāsāstr sātv
KO한국어
양서류학
yangseoryu-hak
MRMR
सरिसृप विज्ञान
sarisp vijñān
MSBahasa Melayu
herpetologi
herpetologi
MYမြန်မာ
တွားသွားတိရစ္ဆာန်များ သိပ္ပံ
twa swa tihrihchan mya thu sippan
NLNederlands
herpetologie
hɛr.pə.toː.loː.ʒi
NONorsk
herpetologi
hɛrpeˈtoːlɔɡi
PAPA
ਰੀਂਗਣ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
rīṅgaṇ vigiāna
PLPolski
herpetologia
hɛrpɛtɔˈlɔɡja
PTPortuguês
herpetologia
eʁpe.to.loˈʒi.a
RORomână
herpetologie
herpetologie
RUРусский
герпетология
gerpetologiya
SVSvenska
herpetologi
hɛrpeˈtoːlɔɡi
SWKiswahili
sayansi ya nyoka
sayansi ya nyoka
TAதமிழ்
ஊர்வனவியல்
ūrvanaviyal
TEతెలుగు
సరీసృప శాస్త్రం
sarīsṛpa śāstram
THไทย
สัตววิทยา
sattawitthayā
TLTL
herpetolohiya
herpetolohiya
TRTürkçe
herpetoloji
herpetoloji
UKУкраїнська
герпетологія
herpetolohiya
VITiếng Việt
động vật học bò sát
động vật học bò sát
YOYO
sayensi awọn ẹranko
sayensi awọn ẹranko
ZUZU
sayansi yezilwane
sayansi yezilwane