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This Reptile Zoology online course takes approximately 200 hours to complete, but you have lifetime access to suit your self-paced learning.

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• Introduction to Herpetology
  • Herpetology Defined
  • Introduction to Reptiles
  • Animal Taxonomy
  • Classification of Reptiles
  • Characteristics of Reptiles
  • Testudine Characteristics (Turtles)
  • Squamata Characteristics (Snakes and Lizards)
  • Rhynchocephalia Characteristics (Tuatara)
  • Classification of Amphibians
  • Amphibian Characteristics
  • Building Resources and Developing Networks
  • Terminology

• Class Reptilia (Reptiles)
  • Reptile Classification
  • Water Conservation
  • Reproduction
  • Order Chelonia (Testudines); Turtles
  • Order Crocodilia; Crocodilians
  • Order Squamata
  • Scaled Reptiles; Lizards (Suborder Sauria) and Snakes (Suborder Serpentes)

• Reptile Biology
  • Reptile Anatomy
  • Skeleton
  • Scales and Skutes
  • Ectothermal Regulation
  • Coloration
  • Respiration and Metabolism
  • Food and Digestion
  • Senses
  • Locomotion
  • Class Amphibia (Amphibians)
  • Order Anura (Frogs and Toads)
  • Order Apoda (Caecilians)
  • Order Urodela (Salamanders and Newts)

• Amphibian Biology
  • Amphibian Skeleton
  • Skin
  • Ectothermal Regulation
  • Colouration
  • Respiration and Metabolism
  • Branchial
  • Buccopharyngeal
  • Cutaneous
  • Pulmonic
  • Food and Digestion
  • Senses
  • Locomotion
  • Reproduction

• Ecology of Reptiles
  • Species Richness
  • Constriction
  • Injected Venom
  • Inertia Feeding
  • Biting and Grasping
  • Suction Feeding
  • Reproductive Strategies
  • Viviparity
  • Oviparity
  • Nest Building
  • Habitat Use: Aquatic and Terrestrial
  • Basking
  • Hibernation

• Ecology of Amphibians
  • Use of Habitat
  • Temperature Relationships
  • Feeding
  • Vocal Communication: Advertisement calls, Territorial calls, Release calls, Distress calls
  • Social Behaviour
  • Dealing with Predators
  • Reproduction and Parental Care

• Conservation Issues
  • Habitat Change
  • Edge Effects
  • Pollution; especially Water Pollution
  • Environmental Acidification (Acid Rain)
  • Pesticides
  • Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
  • Spread of Disease
  • Invasive Species
  • Climate Change
  • Spread of Disease
  • Disease in Wild Populations
  • Trade in Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Conservation
  • Conservation Genetics
  • Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

• Keeping Reptiles and Amphibians
• Introduction
• Legal Issues
• Special Conditions for Amphibians
• Special Conditions for Reptiles
• Preventing Spread of Disease from Reptiles to Humans
• Housing
• Reptile Captivity Problems
• Reptile Feed and Feeding
• Amphibians and Reptile Species that are in Captivity
• Feeding Amphibians
• General Care
• Common Ailments in Reptiles and Amphibians
• Parasitic Diseases
• Fungal Diseases
• Viral Diseases
• Metabolic Bone Disease
• Thiamine Deficiency

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This certificate opens up the gateway for you to seek employment in various businesses, some career outcomes may require further training and /or qualifications.

• Animal Hospital Clerk
• Animal Lab Technician
• Animal Welfare Office
• Breeder
• Herpetologist
• Pet Shop Owner
• Veterinary Assistant
• Veterinary Support Staff
• Veterinary Technician
• Wildlife Conservationist
• Zoologist
• Zoo or Wildlife Park Staff