TRINKAT ISLAND CAVE
8.083300,93.500000
Description
An unspecified cave somewhere on the quite flat Trinket Island (note 1) once was occupied (key word: cave life) by a bat colony / day roost (Chiroptera: Microchiroptera) of Hipposideros diadema nicobarensis Geoffey 1813 (Hill 1967), a specied endemic to the Nicobar Islands, but found empty in 2002.11 to 2003.04 and 2003.08 to 2003.11 (BANDANA AUL & MARIMUTHU 2007: 914).An unspecified cave somewhere on the quite flat Trinket Island (note 1) once was occupied (key word: cave life) by a bat colony / day roost (Chiroptera: Microchiroptera) of Hipposideros diadema nicobarensis Geoffey 1813 (Hill 1967), a specied endemic to the Nicobar Islands, but found empty in 2002.11 to 2003.04 and 2003.08 to 2003.11 (BANDANA AUL & MARIMUTHU 2007: 914).
History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1967: HILL, J.E. (1967) reports to have observed a colony of bats in a cave somewhere on . 2002.11 to 2003.04 or 2003.08 to 2003.11: BANDANA AUL & MARIMUTHU (2007: 913) approached a cave on Trinket Island, recorded a GPS reading, and searched for the bats of HILL (1967) but found that the cave is empty.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 | DRING HARBOUR CURIOUS HOLLOWS | ||
| 20.9 | KATCHAL ISLAND CAVE | ||
| 49.4 | NOVARA BAY HONEY-COMB | ||
| 549.4 | Tham Ko Phanak 2 - PH0027 | ||
| 549.4 | Tham Ko Nat - PH0026 | ||
| 550.8 | Tham Tapu - PH0022 | 110 | 25 |
| 552.7 | Tham Russi - PH0001 | ||
| 553.7 | Tham Luk Sue - PH0002 | ||
| 553.8 | Tham Phung Chang - PH0006 |