Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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).
Herpetological Monographs is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the zoology of amphibians and reptiles.It is published annually by the Herpetologists' League and was established in 1982.
Hobart Muir Smith, born Frederick William Stouffer (September 26, 1912 – March 4, 2013), [1] was an American herpetologist.He is credited with describing more than 100 new species of American reptiles [2] and amphibians.
Bibliotheca Herpetologica: A Journal of the History and Bibliography of Herpetology is a biannual peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the history of herpetology and its bibliography. It is published by the [International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology].
O'Shea has written several books, including The Book of Snakes: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World (University of Chicago Press, 2018), A Guide to the Snakes of Papua New Guinea (1996), Dorling Kindersley's Handbook to Reptiles and Amphibians (2001, with Tim Halliday of The Open University), Venomous Snakes of the ...
The journal was established in 2006, with the first issue appearing in September. [1] In 2012 it was included in the Journal Citation Reports. [2] In September 2014, the journal became an incorporated nonprofit corporation.
Raymond Terrence Hoser (born 1962) is an Australian snake-catcher and author.. Hoser's work on herpetology is controversial, including his advocacy of the surgical alteration of captive snakes to remove their venom glands and his self-published herpetological taxonomy, which has been described as "taxonomic vandalism".
This page was last edited on 4 December 2023, at 08:53 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.