Masanin ilimin herpetologist masanin kimiyya ne ko masanin halittu wanda ya kware a binciken dabbobi masu rarrafe da masu amphibians, wadanda aka fi sani da herpetofauna. Wannan ya haɗa da ganowa, rarrabuwa, ɗabi'a, ilimin halitta, ilimin halittar jiki, da kiyaye waɗannan dabbobin. Masu ilimin likitancin dabbobi na iya yin aiki a cibiyoyin ilimi, gidajen namun daji, gidajen tarihi, ko hukumomin gwamnati, kuma bincikensu zai iya taimakawa wajen sanar da ƙoƙarin kiyayewa, rage tasirin asarar muhalli da sauyin yanayi, da inganta fahimtarmu game da bambancin da juyin halitta na waɗannan halittu masu ban sha'awa. p>