Meaning of herpesian | Babel Free

Definitions

Relating to herptiles (reptiles and amphibians).

not-comparable

Examples

“The term herpetological, generally used in the same sense that herpesian is here used, actually means “the study of reptiles and amphibians.” Although commonly used to mean “pertaining to reptiles and amphibians,” etymologically the word herpetological does not convey that idea.”

“Where 26 species of amphibians were established for the county, with three others likely to be added, the comparable figures for reptiles stand now at 28 and three, respectively. If all of the probables were eventually obtained, the total number of local species would be 60, a figure scarcely to be surpassed elsewhere in the Commonwealth and one reflecting the herpesian diversity of the upper James River region.”

“The following records are of interest in constituting a considerable extension to the southeast of the presently known range of richmondi, as well as in adding another species to the herpesian faunas of both Virginia and North Carolina.”

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