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Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν herpetón, meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (Gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and tuataras).
In 1937, he became the editor of the herpetology and ichthyology journal Copeia, a post he occupied until 1949. In 1938, he served in the U.S. Army . He became the chief curator of zoology at the Field Museum in 1941, where he remained until his retirement in 1955.
Kate Jackson (born 14 February 1972) is a Canadian herpetologist who specializes in the study of venomous snakes in Central Africa.She earned her PhD from Harvard in 2002. In her dissertation she concluded that a venom-delivery system evolved during the Miocene era, approximately 25 million years ago.
Roger Conant (May 6, 1909 – December 19, 2003) was an American herpetologist, author, educator and conservationist.He was Director Emeritus of the Philadelphia Zoo and adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico.
He provided the first comprehensive illustrated account of North American amphibians and reptiles in the two editions of his North American Herpetology; or, A Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States. The first edition in four volumes (1836–1840) is very rare because Holbrook attempted to destroy all copies in a bonfire in his ...
Herpetology Richard Carl "Dick" Vogt (August 06, 1949 – January 17, 2021) was an American herpetologist based in Brazil. He was the director of the Centro de Estudos de Quelônios da Amazônia (Center for the Study of Amazonian Turtles) at the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA).
The British Herpetological Society (BHS) is an international herpetological society based in the United Kingdom.The BHS is a non-profit organization with goals to support the conservation, education and captive care of reptiles and amphibians.
David A. Steen is an American herpetologist and conservation biologist. [1] He is Reptile and Amphibian Research Leader of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), and was previously a research professor at Auburn University, where he completed his Ph.D. [2] [1] Steen runs a popular Twitter account where he offers reptile and amphibian ...