Ashok Captain
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.[1] Captain's Wood Snake (Xylophis captaini) and Ashok's Bronzeback Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis ashoki) have been named after him.[2]
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.
References
- ^ "Ashok Captain". Cycling Archives. de Wielersite. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ D. J. Gower & J. D. Winkler (2007). "Taxonomy of The Indian snake Xylophis Beddome (Serpentes: Caenophidia), with description of a new species" (PDF). Hamadryad. 31 (2): 315–329. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
3. Vogel, Gernot and Johan van Rooijen 2011. Contributions to a Review of the Dendrelaphis pictus (Gmelin, 1789) Complex (Serpentes: Colubridae)—3. The Indian Forms, with the Description of a New Species from the Western Ghats. Journal of Herpetology 45 (1): 100-110.
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