Feb 01, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

BIOL 421 - Herpetology


(4 units)

Prerequisites: BIOL 260 , BIOL 350 , and one additional upper division biology course, all with a grade of “C” or better. Recommended: BIOL 312 , BIOL 324 , or BIOL 370 .
Taxonomy, natural history, ecology and distribution of amphibians and reptiles, emphasis on local forms. Off campus field trips
required.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hrs., laboratory and field 6 hrs.)