Tham Chang Phueng - CP0070
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Location
Tham Chang Phuek is 24 km from Chumphon Town. Head west out of Chumphon on H327 and then H4 towards Ranong. Some 14 km along the H4 turn left on to H2005 (there's a Police booth on the right). Follow the H2005 for about 7 Km and your should see the temple on the left. The cave is located at Moo 12, Banna, Muang, Chumphon 86190. In front of the car park are about 50 steps up to the main cave.
Description
In front of the car park are about 50 steps up to the main cave. First part of the system is a big labyrinth cave, and second is a chain of big collapse pits connected with passages. The cave is rather extensive with steps for all steep sections. Entrance to the labirynth cave is located inside temple building upstairs. There are at least two main passages - to the right and to the left from the Buddha statue. We reached only right passage which is open for visiting and about 500 m length. There are openings in the side of the mountain not accessible through the right passage. There are many stalactites of different shapes and sizes as well as other limestone decorations. The cave is fitted for excursions by cemented floor and stepways amd there is electrical lightning. To the left from car parking there is an entrance to a tunnel of about 50 m length leading to the first collapse pit. Many openings are seen in its walls. There are temple structures on the far side of the pit. To the left from these structures you can find a small entrance to another tunnel which leads to second collapse pit.
Fauna
Bryocyclops muscicola (Menzel, 1926) (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopida, Cyclopidae) (Watiroyram 2018a) Coecobrya chumphonensis Zhang et Nilsai, 2017 (Arthropoda, Entognatha, Entomobryomorpha, Entomobryoidae) û type locality (Nilsai et al. 2017) Maxomys surifer (Miller, 1900) (Chordata: Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) (Latinne et al. 2013) Sundamys muelleri (Jentink, 1879) (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 +Nilsai, Areeruk; Jantarit, Sopark; Satasook, Chutamas; Zhang, Feng (2017) "Three new species of Coecobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from caves in the Thai Peninsular" Zootaxa Vol. 4286 No. 2 pp187-202 +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 +Watiroyram, Santi (2018b) "Bryocyclops asetus sp. n. and the presence of Bryocyclops muscicola (Menzel, 1926) from Thailand (Crustacea, Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae)" ZooKeys No. 793 pp 29-51
History
2015-08-10 S. Watiroyram - biological collecting
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 3.2 | Tham Sing - CP0051 | 50 | 0 |
| 4.3 | Tham Phra Namo - CP0076 | ||
| 5.8 | Tham Sanuk Sukharom - CP0077 | ||
| 6.4 | Tham Phoeng - CP0068 | ||
| 6.7 | Ban Na Tham - CP0048 | ||
| 7.0 | Tham Khuan [CP0141] | ||
| 7.2 | Tham Nan Chon - CP0031 | ||
| 7.8 | Tham Krating Thong [CP0107] |