Tham Plom Marlor - KA0204
14.200000,99.130000
Location
The temple is on the H3457. The cave is 200 m up the hill behind the temple.
Description
The cave has two entrances with the 3 m high entrance quickly leading to a mud floored chamber (40 x 60 x 15 m) with a few statues and a skylight. The chamber has white formations on the walls.
Fauna
Thereuopoda longicornis (Fabricius, 1793) (Arthropoda, Chilopoda, Scutigeromorpha, Scutigeridae) (unpublished record) Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Bodharamik et al. 2018) Aedes albopictus Skuse, 1894 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Bodharamik et al. 2018) Culex brevipalpis (Giles, 1902) (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Bodharamik et al. 2018) Culex mimulus Edwards, 1915 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Bodharamik et al. 2018) Isoaedes cavaticus (Reinart, 1979) (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Bodharamik et al. 2018) Leptocimex inordinatus Ueshima, 1968 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Cimicidae) (Potiwat et al. 2016) Leopoldamys neilli (Marshall, 1976) (Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae) (Latinne et al. 2013) Rhinolophus coelophyllus Peters, 1867 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Ith et al. 2011)
Documents
Bibliography 04/09/2019- +APIWATHNASORN, CHAMNARN; PANASOPOLKUL, CHOTECHUANG; SAMUNG, YUDTHANA; PRUMMONGKOL, SAMRERNG; PHAYAKAPHON, ANON (2009) "Cavernicolous species of Phlebotomine sand flies from Kanchanaburi Province with a Note on Anthropophilic Species" Oral Presentation at the JITMM 2009 & FBPZ6, Centara Grand, Bangkok, 2-4 December 2009 +APIWATHNASORN, CHAMNARN; SAMUNG, YUDTHANA; PRUMMONGKOL, SAMRERNG; PHAYAKAPHON, ANON; PANASOPOLKUL, CHOTECHUANG (2011) "Cavernicolous species of Phlebotomine sand flies from Kanchanaburi Province, With an Updated Species List for Thailand" Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health Vol. 42 No. 6 pp1405-1409 +Bodharamik, Thavin; Juntarajumnong, Waraporn; Apiwathnasorn, Chamnarn; Sungvornyothin. Singsit; Arunyawat, Uraiwan (2018) "Diversity of mosquito species ovipositing in different zones of light intensity within limestone caves in Thailand" Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, Vol. 34 No. 3 pp182รป189 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +FONTAINE, HENRI; SALYAPONGSE, SIROT; SUTEETHORN, VARAVUDH (2005) "Fossil Biodiversity In The Limestones of Thailand: A Cornucopia of Information About the History of Life" The Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society Vol. 53 No. 1 pp30-70 +ITH, SAVENG; SOISOOK, PIPAT; BUMRUNGSRI, SARA; KINGSTON, TIGGA; PUECHMAILLE, SEBASTIEN J.; STRUEBIG, MATTHEW J.; BU, SI SI HLA; THONG, VU DINH; FUREY, NEIL M.; THOMAS, NIKKY M.; BATES, J.J. (2011) "A Taxonomic Review of Rhinolophus coelophyllus Peters, 1867 and R. shameli Tate, 1943 (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Continental Southeast Asia" Acta Chiropterologica Vol. 13 No. 1 pp41-59 +LATINNE, ALICE; WAENGSOTHORN, SURACHIT; ROJANADILOK, PRATEEP; EIAMAMPAI, KRAIRAT; SRIBUAROD, KRIANGSAK; MICHAUX, JOHAN R. (2013) "Diversity and endemism of Murinae rodents in Thai limestone karsts" Systematics and Biodiversity Vol. 11 online 22pp +Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Golovatch, Sergei I.; Panha, Somsak (2016) " Review of the Southeast Asian millipede genus Antheromorpha Jeekel, 1968 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)" ZooKeys Issue 571 pp21-57 +Potiwat, Rutcharin; Sungvornyothin, Sungsit; Samung, Yudthana; Payakkapol, Anon; Apiwathnasorn, Chamnarn (2016) "Identification of bat ectoparasite Leptocimex inordinatus from bat-dwelling cave, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand" The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health Vol. 47 No. 1 pp16-22
History
2009-07-09 S. Panha, N. Likhitrakarn & C. Sutcharit 2013-10-29 R. Saokord 2019-03-01 P. Collett
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | Cave KA0205 - KA0205 | ||
| 0.7 | Cave KA0206 - KA0206 | ||
| 2.0 | Tham Chao Mae Kuan Im [KA0525] | 60 | 0 |
| 3.9 | Tham Sri Sankhan [KA0550] | ||
| 5.3 | Tham Khao Ma - KA0049 | ||
| 6.5 | Tham Wang Pho 3 [Cavite No. 3] [ KA0062] | ||
| 7.1 | Tham Charoen Mongkhon - KA0482 | 50 | 0 |
| 7.6 | [Tham Wang Pho 2] Cavite No. 2 - KA0061 | ||
| 7.7 | Tham Buddha [KA0085] | 5 | 0 |