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