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Stuff Every Herpetology Scout Should Know

Practice facts for the Reptile and Amphibian Study merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.

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  1. What does the term 'herp' commonly mean?
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    A non-avian reptile or amphibian. 'Herp' is a vernacular term for non-avian reptiles and amphibians.

  2. About how many amphibian species exist?
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    Over 6700. The source states there are over 6700 species of amphibians.

  3. About how many reptile species exist?
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    Over 9000. The source states there are over 9000 species of reptiles.

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  1. What does the term 'herp' commonly mean?
  2. About how many amphibian species exist?
  3. About how many reptile species exist?
  4. What does batrachology study?
  5. What does ophiology study?
  6. What does cheloniology study?
  7. What does the Greek word 'herpeton' mean?
  8. What human medicine use comes from some snake venom?
  9. What does herpetology exclude that is cladistically within Reptilia?
  10. What does the term 'herpetofauna' refer to?
  11. What is the study of birds called?
  12. What does the source say about the number of journals named Contemporary Herpetology?
  13. What is one modern herpetological showman mentioned in the source?
  14. What does the source say about the study of caecilians?
  15. What does the source say about crocodilians in herpetology?
  16. What does the source say about the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists?
  17. Why do herpetologists watch amphibians closely?
  18. What does the Greek word 'logos' mean in herpetology?
  19. What is herpetoculture?
  20. What does the subfield sauriology study?
  21. What do amateur herpetologists often call themselves?
  22. What is the journal Ichthyology & Herpetology named after?
  23. What major should a person interested in herpetology choose in college?
  24. Why do herpetological and ichthyological societies collaborate?
  25. What does the source say about careers in herpetology?
  26. What does the source say about the journal Herpetologica?
  27. What does the source say about the journal Reptiles and Amphibians?
  28. What does the source say about the journal Ichthyology & Herpetology?
  29. What texture does snakeskin actually have?
  30. What is the shedding of a snake's skin called?
  31. What are a snake's transparent eyelids called?
  32. What material forms a snake's outer skin layer?
  33. What do pit vipers use their pits to detect?
  34. How small a temperature difference can pit vipers detect?
  35. Where are a pit viper's pits located?
  36. Which snake is considered the heaviest on Earth?
  37. Where are snakes NOT found naturally?
  38. What is the main job of a snake's forked tongue?
  39. What does the Jacobson's organ do for a snake?
  40. Why is a snake's forked tongue shaped that way?
  41. What is the largest living snake by length?
  42. Which snake is the smallest living species?
  43. What are the tiny clawed structures on pythons and boas called?
  44. What is the main purpose of snake venom?
  45. Why are captive snakes usually fed dead prey?
  46. What happens to a snake's eyes just before it sheds?
  47. How does a snake usually shed its skin?
  48. Why does a snake rub against rough surfaces when shedding?
  49. What are snake belly scales specialized for?
  50. How do snakes detect vibrations through their body?
  51. What is the extinct giant snake Titanoboa estimated to have measured? 🔒
  52. What does the Toxicofera hypothesis suggest about snake venom? 🔒
  53. What is the difference between poison and venom? 🔒
  54. About what fraction of snake species are venomous? 🔒
  55. Which snake family includes many common venomous snakes like cobras? 🔒
  56. How is snake venom typically delivered? 🔒
  57. What is a murine LD50 used to compare? 🔒
  58. Why is the inland taipan not the deadliest snake to humans despite strong venom? 🔒
  59. Why do India's Big Four snakes cause many deaths? 🔒
  60. What does the source say about Belcher's sea snake being the most venomous? 🔒
  61. What is one factor besides venom toxicity that affects danger to humans? 🔒
  62. What kind of snakes are both venomous and poisonous? 🔒
  63. What does the source say about venom evolving in snakes? 🔒
  64. What is the name for the study of fish that often collaborates with herpetology? 🔒
  65. What does the source say about the number of snake species? 🔒