Herpetofauna (noun) (zoology)
hur-peto-for-na
The reptiles and amphibians of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
Modern Latin, from Greek herpeton ‘creeping thing, reptile’ + fauna.
Example sentences
“The aquatic herpetofauna of the Hudson River.”
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