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Herpetology is the study of amphibians and reptiles. There are two classes included in this discipline - Amphibia (amphibians) and Reptilia (reptiles). Within Amphibia, there are three orders (Caudata, Anura, and Gymnophiona), 44 families, and more than 4,500 species. Among the Reptilia exists four orders (Testudines, Crocodilia, Squamata, and Rhynchocephalia), represented by 67 families and more than 6,500 species.

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Professional Societies:
Herpetologists' League
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Chelonian Research Foundation

Herpetology Books:

Herpetology	Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles	Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians	Firefly Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians
Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés	Biology of Amphibians	A Natural History of Amphibians	Amphibian Conservation
Salamanders of the United States and Canada	Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity: Standard Methods for Amphibians	Tadpoles: The Biology of Anuran Larvae	Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity
Lizard Social Behavior	Introduction to Horned Lizards of North America	Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature	The Encyclopedia of Snakes
Snakes of the United States and Canada	The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology	Venemous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere	Venemous Reptiles of North America
Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind	Rattlesnake: Portrait of a Predator	Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins: Survivors in Armor	Turtles of the World
Turtle Conservation	Turtles of the United States and Canada	Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles	The Biology of Sea Turtles
The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume II	North American Box Turtles: A Natural History	Loggerhead Sea Turtles	The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Natural History, Biology, and Conservation

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