KALIDAHA
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Description
An unspecified Kalidaha (ARYAL & DHUNGEL 2009: 12 table 1, site number 4) in an unidentified kind of host rock on a certain Tuni Khola (note 1) is classied as an unspecified den / cave and habitat of bats (Chiroptera). ETYMOLOGY: The Nepali -kalo- means black, dark, and -daha- is a word for a natural pool or pond. SITUATION: ARYAL & DHUNGEL (2009: 12 table) locate the Tuni Khola Kalidaha at an unidentified spot (unspecified GPS position), which is said to lie somewhere at an altitude between 1450 m and 2517 m asl in the area administered by the V.D.C. (Village Development Committee) of Wangsing 9 or Bangsing (note 2) in Syangja district and in the Panchase Forest and region (see: –>Panchase Cave). CAVE LIFE: ARYAL & DHUNGEL (2009: 12 table 1, site number 1) regard the Tuni Khola Kalidaha as a cave / den with a day roost of bats (note 3).An unspecified Kalidaha (ARYAL & DHUNGEL 2009: 12 table 1, site number 4) in an unidentified kind of host rock on a certain Tuni Khola (note 1) is classied as an unspecified den / cave and habitat of bats (Chiroptera). ETYMOLOGY: The Nepali -kalo- means black, dark, and -daha- is a word for a natural pool or pond. SITUATION: ARYAL & DHUNGEL (2009: 12 table) locate the Tuni Khola Kalidaha at an unidentified spot (unspecified GPS position), which is said to lie somewhere at an altitude between 1450 m and 2517 m asl in the area administered by the V.D.C. (Village Development Committee) of Wangsing 9 or Bangsing (note 2) in Syangja district and in the Panchase Forest and region (see: –>Panchase Cave). CAVE LIFE: ARYAL & DHUNGEL (2009: 12 table 1, site number 1) regard the Tuni Khola Kalidaha as a cave / den with a day roost of bats (note 3).
History
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
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0.0 | ALAPESHOR GUFA | ||
3.4 | ALOPE GUFA | ||
3.5 | Gupteshwar Gupha | ||
4.6 | GUPTESHWAR CAVE, Kusma | ||
5.9 | BHOOME GUFA | ||
7.5 | NAYAPOOL SHELTER (aa -) | ||
8.4 | ANDHI KHOLA (Cave in the) | ||
11.6 | HARPAN CAVE (Aryal & Dungel 2009) | ||
12.0 | TAMAGI CAVE |