Ashok Captain
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. 