自1982年以來，爬蟲學專著一直致力于對兩棲類、爬行類動物的生物學、多樣性、系統學和進化的原始研究。草藥學專著每年出版一次，作為草藥學的補充，其中包含長期的研究論文，手稿和專題討論會，綜合最新的科學發現。

Since 1982, Herpetological Monographs has been dedicated to original research about the biology, diversity, systematics and evolution of amphibians and reptiles. Herpetological Monographs is published annually as a supplement to Herpetologica and contains long research papers, manuscripts and special symposia that synthesize the latest scientific discoveries.