The correct answer is Option (2) → Saurology
Saurology is the correct term for the study of lizards.
- Herpetology is the broader branch of zoology that studies amphibians and reptiles as a whole (including frogs, snakes, lizards, turtles, etc.).
- Saurology is the specific sub-branch focused exclusively on lizards (from Greek "sauros" meaning lizard).
- Ophiology (or ophidiology) is the study of snakes.
- Cheloniology (or testudinology) is the study of turtles and tortoises.
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