Tham Khao Krieb - CP0034
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Location
The cave is in moo 4 Ban Khuan, south of the amphoe office and 5 km west of the H41 from a turnoff 86 km south of Chumphon. Turn left at first junction beyond two limestone towers then through rubber plantations. Tham Khao Kriab is about 92 km south from Chumphon town (10 km from amphoe Lang Suan). Take Highway 41 for 85 km til you reach the road for Ban Khao Luang on the right. The U-turn is some 500 m pass the road. Take the road all the way to Ban Khao Luang and when in the village turn right. Follow this road for 2 km going straight over at a cross-roads. The entrance to the temple is on the right and it is signposted.
Description
There are 370 steps which lead up to the entrance which is 60 m above the plain. The cave consists of one large chamber about 75 m across, most of which is dimly lit from roof holes and a second entrance. There are profuse formations, with a small amount of graffiti. Local tourist information suggests there is a stream running under the hill with passages down to the water
Topographie
DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) - Grade UISv2 2-3-A
Fauna
Scolopendra dehaani Brandt, 1840 (Arthropoda, Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) (Siriwut et al. 2016)
Documents
Bibliography 23/07/2019- +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +Kusch, Heinrich (1982a) "Ergebnisse spelaologischer forschungen in Thailand (Stand 1978)" Die Hohle Vol. 33 No. 2 pp59-69 +Liamthong, Sumalee (2014) "Antimicrobial activities of fungi isolated from cave soils in southern region of Thailand" Thesis, Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, 201pp +PRICE, LIZ (1985) "Travels in Thailand" Cerberus Spelaeological Society Journal Vol. 15 No. 6 November/December 1985 pp143-145 +Pumijumnong, Nathsuda (2017) ôíÊ+Ó-+È--+Úʺ+Ðí-+Ê¥¦Ïñ+Êí+Ò¦íÊ+-¦Ï+Ðí+ý-ÈÞºßæ+Ú-- ©++-¬ÊÁÈ-ЦñÃ+ñÞÊßíÞíÊ+-¦Ï+Ðí+ý++ðÓ+ÀÂÚË [Capacity building for cave conservation]ö Powerpoint slide pack, 12 December 2017, 72p +Siriwut, Warut; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Sutcharit, Chirasak; Tongkerd, Piyoros; Panha, Somsak (2016) "A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos" ZooKeys Issue 590 pp1-124 +Srisonchai, Ruttapon; Enghoff, Henrik; Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Panha, Somsak (2018b) "A revision of dragon millipedes IV: the new genus Spinaxytes, with the description of nine new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)" ZooKeys No. 797 pp19-69 +TOURNIER, THIERRY (2009) ôThai 2008/09ö www.blog4ever.com/blogfichiers/156233/fics/1562330… 26pp +Various (2016a) "[Guide to environmental quality standards for caves]" Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, Bangkok, ISBN 978-616-316-322-6, 106p +Various (2016b) "[Climate change preparedness and prevention program. The potential for ecological and environmental conservation based on cave type]" Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, Bangkok, ISBN 978-616-316-321-9 842p +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
History
1984-12-13 John Dunkley - sketch survey 2008 Thierry Tournier 2009-06-05 Animal Systematics Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University - collecting millipedes 2015-10 Page Ashwell
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