Q. The branch of zoology concerned with the study of reptiles s called__.
Answer: Herpetology
Notes: Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaena, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and the tuataras). It is the study of ectothermic (coldblooded) tetrapods.
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