Tham Wat Khao Wongkot [CT0060]
กองดิน (TH - ประเทศไทย)
12.881453,101.818949
12.881453,101.818949
Length 30m Depth 0m
Location
In the grounds of the temple a concrete bridge leads over the canal at the base of the cliff to the shrine cave.
Description
Fauna
Ascodipteron speiserianum Muir, 1912 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Streblidae) (Hastriter 2007) Cyrtodactylus sumonthai Bauer, Pauwels & Chanhome 2002 (Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae) (Panitvong et al. 2012) Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl, 1817 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) (Hastriter 2007)
The entrance is about 7 m wide and an average of 35 m high, but the cave is only 30 m long.
Documents
Bibliography 11/08/2019- HASTRITER, MICHAEL W. (2007) "A review of Ascodipterinae (Diptera: Streblidae) of the Oriental and Australasian regions with a description of three new species of Ascodipteron Adensamer and a key to the subfamily" Zootaxa No. 1636 pp1-32 PANITVONG, NONN; LAUHACHINDA, VEERAYUTH; SAITHONG, SOOMET; TEMCHAI THAMMANOOM (2012) "Ecology of Cyrtodactylus sumonthai Bauer, Pauwels & Chanhome, 2002 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae): A Karst Dwelling Bent-toed Gecko from South-eastern Thailand" The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Vol. 60 No. 2 pp569-582 VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
History
2014-05-16 (M. Ellis, Y. Sopha)
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Tham Nam [CT0063] | ||
| 0.1 | Phra Non (Tham) [CT0045] | ||
| 0.2 | Tham Tao - CT0011 | ||
| 0.2 | Sing Toh Noi (Tham) [CT0013] | ||
| 0.2 | Rong Bon (Tham) [CT0015] | ||
| 0.2 | Tham Plak - CT0016 | ||
| 0.2 | Tham Phra - CT0017 | ||
| 0.2 | Tham Yao - CT0018 | ||
| 0.2 | Tham Huai Kwai - CT0019 |