Tham Wang Badan - KA0082

(TH)
14.253659,99.066283
Length 740m Depth 40m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

The cave is 1 km from Wang Badan Ranger Station 2 km along a branch road at km 63 on the H323, near the Sai Yok Noi waterfall. Martin Ellis - 16/08/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 16/08/2019

A 10m ladder climb from the entrance chamber leads to the extensively decorated main chamber called Phu Mi Phrathet, an imposing 50m long, 25m wide and up to 10m high. A roomy level passage continues 100m to the north; this and the west wall of the main chamber appear to follow the regional strike of about 330¦. A hole in the east side of the main chamber descends to the stream passage at a depth of 30m and despite the presence of >5% CO2 there are persistent rumours that it can be followed for a kilometre. In 1988 a French expedition pushed 241m downstream and about 200m upstream through rockfalls with the passage continuing in 6% CO2. The stream, which contains numerous blind white fish, resurges at Sai Yok Noi Resurgence. High CO2. Is this the same cave as KA0074 Tham Sai Yok Noi? The type locality for Siamoglaris zebrina Leinhard, 2004 (Psocoptera) is 200-300m from the cave entrance.

Topographie

Martin Ellis - 16/08/2019

OSTERMANN, JEAN-MICHEL (ED.) (1988) - Entrance galleries NZSS (1990) - BCRA Grade 5c ROCHE, FRANCIS (ED.) (1993) - UIS Grade 4

Fauna

Martin Ellis - 16/08/2019

Belisana schwendingeri Huber, 2005 (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Araneae, Pholcidae) (Huber 2005) Heteropoda tetrica Thorell, 1897 (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Araneae, Sparassidae) (Eusemann and Jõger 2009) Plusioglyphiulus antiquior Golovatch, Geoffroy, Mauries et VandenSpiegel, 2011 (Arthropoda, Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Cambalopsidae) û type locality (Golovatch et al. 2011) Troglopedetes calvus Deharveng et Gers, 1993 (Arthropoda, Entognatha, Entomobryomorpha, Paronellidae) û type locality (Deharveng and Gers 1993) Pterocryptis buccata Ng et Kottelat, 1998 (Chordata, Actinopterygii, Siluriformes, Siluridae) (Ng and Kottelat 1998) Nemacheilus troglocataractus Kottelat et GÚry, 1989 (Chordata, Actinopterygii, Siluriformes, Balitoridae) û type locality (Kottelat and GÚry 1989) Schistura jarutanini Kottelat, 1990 (Chordata, Actinopterygii, Siluriformes, Balitoridae) û type locality (Kottelat 1990)

Documents

[Topo] Tham Wang Badan 28/04/2019
Bibliography 16/08/2019

History

The type series of S. jarutanini was collected by Kitipong Jarutanin in November 1987. The NZSS expedition surveyed the upper cave on 19 January 1990, but CO2 levels were too high in the streamway, In March there was gate across the path with a cave closed sign. Martin Ellis - 16/08/2019

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.3Cave 323 [KA0552]
0.4Cave KA0090 - KA0090
0.4Cave KA0092 - KA0092
0.6Cave KA0091 - KA0091
1.0Tham Sua - KA0088400
1.3Sai Yok Noi Resurgence [Resurgence KA0087] [KA0087]
2.0Tham Khao Noi - KA008610048
2.1Tham Buddha [KA0085]50
2.8Tham Mai Phai - KA0089450