About Ashok Captain
Ashok Captain was an Indian zoologist.
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.
Eponyms Captain's wood snake (Xylophis captaini) and Ashok's bronzeback tree snake (Dendrelaphis ashoki) have been named after Ashok Captain.
Publications Works by Ashok Captain include:
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Who was Ashok Captain?
Biologist studying snakes
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Ashok Captain was a zoologist.
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Ashok Captain was Indian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ashok Captain. https://biography.guide/ashok-captain/
MLA: "Ashok Captain." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ashok-captain/.
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