Tham Phitsadan - CP0075
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Location
The campsite is 3km east-north-east from Ban Yai Thai which is on the H4. It is in moo 6, tambon Thalesap. There is a sealed road all the way to the cave. A short distance from the Kapo waterfall a cave can be found at Tham Pisadan, which for me is one of the best in Chumphon. Just continue along the road pass the waterfall, turn right at the T junction and then take the first on the left. The temple is along this road, about 1km.
Description
Large cave near a monk's campsite. Long concrete ladder leads to the entrance. About 300m length, multiple chambers connected by different sized passages. Stairs and lighting inside. Very beautiful limestone decorations. Large bat colony occupying large hall in the far end of the cave.
Fauna
Orthriophis taeniurus (Cope 1861) (Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae) (unpublished record) Maxomys surifer (Miller, 1900) (Chordata: Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) (Latinne et al. 2013)
Documents
Bibliography 25/07/2019- +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 +MUNIER, CHRISTOPHE (1998) "Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand" White Lotus Co. Ltd, Bangkok ISBN 974-8434-19-2 266pp +Srisonchai, Ruttapon; Enghoff, Henrik; Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Panha, Somsak (2018) "A revision of dragon millipedes I: genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, with the description of eight new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)" ZooKeys No. 761 pp1-177 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.761.24214 +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Tham Phrommuni [CP0099] | ||
| 5.6 | Tham Thale Sap - CP0067 | ||
| 7.8 | Tham Silawan - CP0078 | 400 | 15 |
| 7.9 | Tham Chong - CP0062 | 10 | 0 |
| 10.3 | Tham Nam Lot - CP0024 | 300 | 0 |
| 10.5 | Tham Khao Phlu - CP0025 | 10 | 0 |
| 10.5 | Tham Khao Phlu 3 [CP0121] | 30 | 0 |
| 10.5 | Tham Khao Phlu 2 {CP0120] | 50 | 0 |
| 12.2 | Tham Nang Thong [CP0115] |