herpetologist
Studies cold-blooded creatures
A herpetologist is a scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians—snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, salamanders, and their relatives.
The field is herpetology: She's a herpetologist at the university's natural history museum.
The term comes from a Greek word for creeping things.
Organism's natural environment
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- desertTo leave behind completely
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
basking · thermoregulation · predation · camouflage · mimicry · venom · hibernation · estivation
Small scaly reptiles
- snakesElongated limbless reptiles
- turtlesShell-backed reptiles
- crocodilesLarge aquatic reptiles
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
cold-blooded · geckos · chameleons · iguanas · tortoises · vipers · pythons · boas
Leaping, croaking amphibians
- salamandersTailed amphibians, often aquatic
- newtsSmall semiaquatic salamanders
- toadsWarty tailless amphibians
- tadpolesLarval amphibians
axolotl · metamorphosis · mudpuppy · tree frogs · poison dart · hellbender · sirens · efts
Research conducted on location
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
laboratory · publications · ethology · speciation · genetics · biostatistics · dissection · field guides
Organisms facing extinction risk
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- captive breedingReproducing animals under human care
- wildlife traffickingIllicit trade in animals
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
reintroduction · sanctuary · biodiversity · poaching · deforestation · wetland protection
habitat
Organism's natural environment
rainforest · basking · thermoregulation · predation · camouflage · mimicry · venom · hibernation · estivation · burrows
lizards
Small scaly reptiles
- snakesElongated limbless reptiles
- turtlesShell-backed reptiles
- crocodilesLarge aquatic reptiles
scales · cold-blooded · geckos · chameleons · iguanas · tortoises · vipers · pythons · boas · monitor
frogs
Leaping, croaking amphibians
- salamandersTailed amphibians, often aquatic
- newtsSmall semiaquatic salamanders
- toadsWarty tailless amphibians
tadpoles · axolotl · metamorphosis · mudpuppy · tree frogs · poison dart · hellbender · sirens · efts · spawn
fieldwork
Research conducted on location
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
specimens · laboratory · publications · ethology · speciation · genetics · biostatistics · dissection · field guides · species identification
endangered species
Organisms facing extinction risk
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- captive breedingReproducing animals under human care
- wildlife traffickingIllicit trade in animals
CITES · reintroduction · sanctuary · biodiversity · poaching · deforestation · wetland protection
- Biologistmarine biologist, botanist, ecologist, microbiologist, geneticist
- animal scientistsethologist, marine biologist, ornithologist, wildlife biologist, primatologist
- life scientistsbiologist, biochemist, microbiologist, geneticist, ecologist
- naturalistsCharles Darwin, naturalist, field researcher, botanist, Carl Linnaeus
- biologistsbiologist, geneticist, molecular biologist, microbiologist, biochemist
- animal workersveterinarian, vet, animal trainer, pet groomer, zookeeper
herpetologistornithologist
One who studies birds
mammalogist · ichthyologist · entomologist · arachnologist · primatologist