What type of work does a herpetologist do?

Answer 1

A herpetologist is a person who is a biologist or zoologist who studies wide varieties reptile and amphibian species.

Herpetologists spend their time researching one or more things about animals our of many, such as behavior, genetics, anatomy, physiology, ecology, health, and reproduction.

They conduct research on many animals such as toads, snakes, newts, turtles, salamanders, terrapins, frogs, crocodiles, alligators, lizards, and more.

Answer 2

A herpetologist is a person who is a biologist or zoologist who studies wide varieties reptile and amphibian species.

Herpetologists spend their time researching one or more things about animals our of many, such as behavior, genetics, anatomy, physiology, ecology, health, and reproduction.

They conduct research on many animals such as toads, snakes, newts, turtles, salamanders, terrapins, frogs, crocodiles, alligators, lizards, and more.

Answer 3

Here is the job description from Monster.com:

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• A herpetologist studies and provides information about reptiles
• In many regards, the job is similar to that of paleontologists, entomologists or ethologists, but herpetologists deal with snakes, lizards,alligators, turtles and other reptilian creatures.
• As you might imagine, you won't find herpetologists in most office buildings or commercial centers. Most of these jobs are with universities, natural history museums, and various state game and wildlife departments.
• The most desired herpetology jobs involve extensive research doing species population counts, observing general behavior of select animals, conducting food supply studies and sometimes even searching for new species"

Answer 4

A herpetologist is a specialist in the study of reptiles.