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herpetology

study of amphibians and reptiles
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Summary

herpetology is a branch of zoology[1]. herpetology draws 2,609 Wikipedia views per month (branch of zoology category, ranking #6 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: vertebrate zoology[3]
  • Commons category: Herpetology[4]
  • Has part(s): batrachology[5], reptiliology[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Herpetology[7]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Reptiles[8]
  • Facet of: Amphibia[9], Reptilia[10]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Otto's encyclopedia[13], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[14]
  • Is the study of: Amphibia[15], Reptilia[16]
  • Practiced by: herpetologist[17]

Why It Matters

herpetology has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] herpetology is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Albert Günther Bertha Lutz Biota BioWeb Ecuador | Amphibians of Ecuador BioWeb Ecuador | Reptiles of Ecuador George Albert Boulenger Images of amphibians of Hong Kong Introduced species in the Canary Islands Johann Georg Wagler More Reptiles PortalWeb Ecuador Reptilian Transcriptomes Snakes of Bangladesh Specify Collections Consortium Spencer Fullerton Baird The Snake venom database (SVDB) zoology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0205526-herpetologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0205526-herpetologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main wikimedia portal → Portal:Reptiles
    Aliases → —
    Facet of → Amphibia, Reptilia
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 12325, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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