Tham Kun Mung - CP0015
นาโพธิ์พัฒนา (TH)
10.224448,99.095417
10.224448,99.095417
Length 50m Depth 5m
Location
The temple is 500 m west of the H41, 1.5 km south-west of Sawi railway station.
Description
The cave opens as a narrow pitch and unfortunately doesn't get any larger. It is of little speleological interest except for numerous bats.
Fauna
Trachyjulus phylloides Golovatch, Geoffroy, Mauries et VandenSpiegel, 2012 (Arthropoda, Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Cambalopsidae) (Golovatch et al. 2012) Rhinolophus affinis superans K. Andersen, 1905 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Yenbutra and Felton 1986) Hipposideros larvatus (Horsfield, 1823) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Yenbutra and Felton 1986)
Documents
Bibliography 12/07/2019- +Anon. (2014b) "Warning to Porsche-driving nun" Bangkok Post 26 June 2014 +DEHARVENG, LOUIS ET AL. (1988) "ExpÚditions Tha´ 87-Tha´ 88" Association PyrÚnÚenne de SpÚlÚologie, Toulouse ISBN 2-906273-02-3 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +GOLOVATCH, SERGEI I; GEOFFROY, JEAN-JACQUES; MAURI+S, JEAN-PAUL; VAN DEN SPIEGEL, DIDIER (2012) "Noew or poorly-known species of the millipede genus Trachyjulus Peters, 1864 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Cambalopsidae)ö Arthropoda Selecta Vol. 21 No. 2 pp103-129 +Liamthong, Sumalee (2014) "Antimicrobial activities of fungi isolated from cave soils in southern region of Thailand" Thesis, Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, 201pp +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp +YENBUTRA, SONGSAKDI; FELTON, HEINZ (1986) "Bat Species and Their Distribution in Thailand According to the Collections in TISTR and SMF" in FELTON, HEINZ (ED.) "Contributions to the Knowledge of the Bats of Thailand" Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Frankfurt Vol. 87 pp9-45
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Khao Tham - CP0030 | ||
| 3.1 | Tham Wat Fan Mun - CP0009 | ||
| 8.3 | Ban Na Tham - CP0045 | ||
| 8.8 | Tham Khao Pip - CP0066 | ||
| 9.6 | Tham Huai Luk - CP0083 | ||
| 9.6 | Tham Khao Noi - CP0084 | ||
| 9.7 | Tham Pramong [CP0142] | ||
| 9.7 | Tham Khao Lan - CP0043 | ||
| 11.3 | Tham Ta Chi - CP0079 | 70 | 0 |