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The journal was named after Edward Drinker Cope, a renowned 19th century herpetologist, naturalist, and paleontologist, who identified thousands of vertebrate species.In 2020, members of the Society raised the issue that the name of the journal be changed because Cope, a staunch Lamarckian, flaunted his views on race and women, which were undeniably offensive even during his Civil War-era ...
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).
E Karl Eichwald Martin Eisentraut [de] Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz Alberto R. Estrada [fr] Susan E. Evans Eduard Friedrich Eversmann Joseph Fortuné Théodore Eydoux F Soumia Fahd Julián Faivovich [fr] Albert-Auguste Fauvel Fei Liang Géza Fejérváry (naturalist) [fr] Harold S. Ferguson (1851–1921) William Ferguson (1820–1887) Adam Finell (herpetologist) (2004-) Frank Finn Johann ...
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).
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.
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".
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.
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.