Ashok Captain
Indian herpetologist
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Ashok Captain (born 4 September 1960) is an Indian herpetologist who has authored books and papers on Indian snakes. He was also a competing cyclist from 1977 to 1989.[1]
Eponyms
Captain's wood snake (Xylophis captaini) [2] and Ashok's bronzeback tree snake (Dendrelaphis ashoki) have been named after Ashok Captain.[3]
Publications
Works by Ashok Captain include:
- Whitaker, Romulus; Captain, Ashok (2004). Snakes of India: The Field Guide. Chennai: Draco Books. 495 pp. ISBN 978-81-901873-0-5. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
