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A herpetarium is usually a building at a zoo or private collection which displays different species of reptiles and amphibians.

A herpetarium which caters specifically to snakes is called an ophidiarium.

References

Murphy, James B., Herpetological History of the Zoo and Aquarium World, Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida, 2007. ISBN 1-57524-285-0

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