Tham Nam Pha Pha Ngam - LA0026
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Location
The cave is in the Mae Wa National Park about 20km south of Thoen. The cave is in a monastery to the east of the H1 highway and a blue tourist sign indicates the turning into the monastery. From the car park 220 steps lead up to the entrance.
Description
The cave passes three side entrances to reach a collapsed chamber and passage to another small chamber and the upper entrance. There are also a couple of side passages, one of which wasn't explored as a monk was meditating there. In the wet season the cave has a temporary stream flowing through parts of it.
Fauna
Bryocyclops maewaensis Brancelj, Watiroyram et Sanoamuang, 2012 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) û type locality (Watiroyram et al. 2012) Elaphoidella intermedia Chappuis, 1931 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae) (Watiroyram et al. 2015)
Documents
[Topo] Tham Nam Pha Pha Ngam 30/04/2019Bibliography 06/12/2019
- ANON. (1986) Camping Magazine No. 20 DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 ELLIS, MARTIN (2005) "Some Caves in Thailand Part 1" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 11 No. 7 pp294-321 ***Ellis, Martin (2018) "Some caves in Thailand Part 5" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 13 No. 7 pp299-323 NATIONAL PARK OFFICE (2006) "National Parks in Thailand" National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 280pp TOURNIER, THIERRY (2009) ôThai 2008/09ö www.blog4ever.com/blogfichiers/156233/fics/1562330… 26pp VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp 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 Watiroyram, Santi; Brancelj, Anton; Sanoamuang, La-orsri (2015) "Two new stygobiotic species of Elaphoidella (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida) with comments on geographical distribution and ecology of harpacticoids from caves in Thailand" Zootaxa Vol. 3919 No. 1 pp81-99
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