Tham Phu Toei - KA0192
สหกรณ์นิคม (TH)
14.739265,98.868855
14.739265,98.868855
Length 400m Depth 0m
Location
Co-ordinates are for first entrance. Second entrance at 47P 485857 1629638 which is 170m from the first entrance. The cave is easy to reach from Ban Phu Toei, 500m west of the road to Srinagarind Dam about 15km south of Song Tho (turn off at the school). The cave is in a tower the grounds of a wat, to the south-west of the village.
Description
Water from a pond sinks at the northern entrance and thenflows south past 3 more entrances. The stream way does not appear to have been explored.
Fauna
Craseonycteris thonglongyai Hill, 1974 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Craseonycteridae) (Boonkerd et al. 2005)
Documents
Bibliography 04/09/2019- BOONKERD, KALYANEE; AMORNPURINAN, SANSANEE; WANGHONGSAI, SAWAI (2005) "Food Habits of Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai)" Wildlife Research Division, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok Wildlife Yearbook Vol. 6 DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 WHITEHEAD PAUL (n.d. b) "Buddhist Cave Shrines in Kanchanaburi" Wildlife Thailand blog www.wildlifethailand.com/blog/sitemap/79-buddhist-… (accessed September 2012)
History
The cave was visited by Dean Smart in August 1995 who surface surveyed between the 4 entrances, but only did a Grade 1 sketch of the cave.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Big Buddha Cave [KA0194] | ||
| 0.2 | Cave KA0193 - KA0193 | ||
| 3.3 | Tham Ong Pho - KA0360 | 89 | 10 |
| 4.4 | Coffin Cave KA299 - KA0299 | ||
| 4.4 | Tham Ruesi [KA0411] | 90 | 16 |
| 4.6 | Tham Sao Hin Sink - KA0472 | ||
| 5.2 | Tham Sao Hin - KA0178 | 1130 | 0 |
| 5.5 | Tham Mor - KA0412 | ||
| 5.7 | Cave KA0165 - KA0165 |