自1982年以来，爬虫学专著一直致力于对两栖类、爬行类动物的生物学、多样性、系统学和进化的原始研究。草药学专著每年出版一次，作为草药学的补充，其中包含长期的研究论文，手稿和专题讨论会，综合最新的科学发现。
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.