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
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)
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.
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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