Prathun (Tham) [KA0055]
13.954816,99.402258
Location
A very rough track, which was very muddy in a couple of places, leads up to the abandoned and incompletely built temple buildings. The entrance is within the building.
Description
Short description
A passage about 1 meter wide by 2 meters high leads for 20 meters to where a shrine once stood. The passage splits here: to the left it closes down after 10 meters while to the right it closes down after 20 meters. According to local legend the site of a large skull, discounted by archaeologists.
Fauna
Bryocyclops maewaensis Brancelj, Watiroyram et Sanoamuang, 2012 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) (Watiroyram et al. 2012) Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides Harada, 1931 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) (Boonyanusith et al. 2013b) Mongolodiaptomus malaindosinensis Lai et Fernando, 1977 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Diaptomidae) (Boonyanusith et al. 2013b) Elaphoidella bidens decorata (Sars, 1904) (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae) (Boonyanusith et al. 2013b)
Documents
Bibliography 15/08/2019- +Boonyanusith, Chaichat; Brancelj, Anton; Sanoamuang, La-orsri (2013b) "Species diversity of cave-dwelling Copepods in Kanchanaburi and Ratchaburi Provinces" Proceedings of the Graduate Research Conference 2013, Khon Kaen University, Section SD01 pp33-42 +HEIDER (1957) +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +WATIROYRAM, SANTI; BRANCELJ, ANTON; SANOAMUANG, LA-ORSRI (2012) "A New Bryocyclops Kiefer (Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from Karstic Caves in Thailand" The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Vol. 60 No. 1 pp11-21 +WHITEHEAD PAUL (n.d. b) "Buddhist Cave Shrines in Kanchanaburi" Wildlife Thailand blog www.wildlifethailand.com/blog/sitemap/79-buddhist-… (accessed September 2012)
History
2012-01-06 M. Ellis
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1.4 | Tham Wong Phra Chan - KA0415 | ||
2.0 | Tham Khru Manat - KA0424 | ||
3.0 | Tham Sane - KA0423 | ||
3.4 | Tham Phu Wa [KA0319] | 100 | 0 |
3.5 | Tham Lang Kamnan [KA0418] | 50 | 0 |
3.5 | Tham Sai - KA0478 | ||
3.7 | Tham Nong Bua Noi - KA0006 | ||
3.9 | Tham an - KA0477 | ||
4.1 | Tham Bo - KA0058 |