Herpetology is the scientific study of amphibians and non-avian reptiles, together these animals are also referred to as herpetofauna and include over 15,000 species. Amphibians include frogs and toads, salamanders and newts, and the caecilians. These species often have eggs, complex life cycles/ metamorphosis which are tied to freshwater resources and can spend much of their time on land, they can be gilled, lungless,  or lunged. Many mostly breathe directly through permeable skin protected...