Tham Saeng Phet - KR0158
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Location
The campsite is just to the west of the road from the H4 to the Khao Phanom Bencha National Park. This is a very rich and heavily developed temple.
Description
The cave conisists of a large rockshelter that has been developed into a shrine with a short section of cave passage, through to another entrance, at one end.
Fauna
Maxomys surifer (Miller, 1900) (Chordata: Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) (Latinne et al. 2013) Rhinolophus coelophyllus Peters, 1867 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Ith et al. 2011) Rhinolophus malayanus Bonhote, 1903 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Soisook et al. 2008) Hipposideros atrox Andersen, 1918 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Douangboubpha et al. 2010) Hipposideros pendleburyi (Chasen, 1936) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Puechmaille et al. 2009)
Documents
Bibliography 02/11/2019- +Douangboubpha, Boungsavane; Bumrungsri, Sara; Soisook, Pipat; Satasook, Chutamas; Thomas, N.M.; Bates, Paul J. J. (2010) "A Taxonomic Review of Hipposideros bicolor species complex and H. pomona (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in Thailand" Acta Chiropterologica Vol. 12 pp415-438 +ITH, SAVENG; SOISOOK, PIPAT; BUMRUNGSRI, SARA; KINGSTON, TIGGA; PUECHMAILLE, SEBASTIEN J.; STRUEBIG, MATTHEW J.; BU, SI SI HLA; THONG, VU DINH; FUREY, NEIL M.; THOMAS, NIKKY M.; BATES, J.J. (2011) "A Taxonomic Review of Rhinolophus coelophyllus Peters, 1867 and R. shameli Tate, 1943 (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Continental Southeast Asia" Acta Chiropterologica Vol. 13 No. 1 pp41-59 +HENLEY, THOM (2003) "Krabi. Caught In The Spell" Thai Nature Education, Phuket ISBN 97491140-5-1 +LATINNE, ALICE; WAENGSOTHORN, SURACHIT; ROJANADILOK, PRATEEP; EIAMAMPAI, KRAIRAT; SRIBUAROD, KRIANGSAK; MICHAUX, JOHAN R. (2013) "Diversity and endemism of Murinae rodents in Thai limestone karsts" Systematics and Biodiversity Vol. 11 online 22pp +PUECHMAILLE, SEBASTIAN J.; SOISOOK, PIPAT; YOKUBOL, MEDHI; PIYAPAN, PIYATHIP; GOUILH, MERIADEG AR; MIE, KHIN MIE; KYAW, KHIN KHIN; MAKIE, IAIN; BUMRUNGSRI, SARA; DEJTARADOL, ARIYA; NWE, TIN; BU, SI SI HLA; SATASOOK, CHUTAMAS; BATES, PAUL J.; TEELING, EMMA C. (2009) "Population Size, Distribution, Threats and Conservation Status of Two Endangered Bat Species Craseonycteris thonglongyai and Hipposideros turpis" Endangered Species Research Vol. 8 pp15-23 +SOISOOK, PIPAT (2008) "A Taxonomic Review of Rhinolophus malayanus Bonhote, 1903 and Rhinolophus stheno Andersen, 1905 (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Thailand" Thesis for MSc in Ecology, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 117pp +SOISOOK, PIPAT; BUMRUNGSRI, SATA; SATASOOK, CHUTAMAS; THONG, VU DINH; BU, SI SI HLA; HARRISON, DAVID L.; BATES, PAUL J.J. (2008) "A taxonomic review of Rhinolophus stheno and R. malayanus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from continental Southeast Asia: an evaluation of echolocation call frequency in discriminating between cryptic species" Acta Chiropterologica Vol. 10 No. 2 pp221-242 +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
History
2009-11-20 M. Ellis, Y. Sopha
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 | Tham Na Sang Mian [KR0265] | ||
| 0.7 | Khao Toh Chong Rock Shelter [KR0310] | 10 | 0 |
| 0.7 | Khao Nimit (Tham) [KR0245] | ||
| 0.8 | Cave KR0303 | 40 | 0 |
| 0.8 | Tham Thep Pratan [KR0243] | 214 | 15 |
| 0.9 | Khao Na Wang Mi Quarry Cave 16 [KR0261] | ||
| 0.9 | Khao Na Wang Mi Quarry Cave 17 [KR0262] | ||
| 0.9 | Khao Na Wang Mi Quarry Cave 18 [KR0263] | ||
| 0.9 | Khao Na Wang Mi Quarry Cave 14 [KR0259] |