Tham Salika - CT0054

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Grottocenter / carte

Location

The temple is 54km north of Chanthaburi and a white Buddha is visible from the road. Turn north off the H3 in Chanthaburi onto the H317 where the H3 makes a 90¦ bend in the city. Martin Ellis - 11/08/2019

Description

Fauna

Martin Ellis - 11/08/2019

Rousettus amplexicaudatus Geoffroy, 1810 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) (Wacharapluesadee et al. 2015) Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) (Wacharapluesadee et al. 2015) Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1835) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Wacharapluesadee et al. 2015)

Documents

Bibliography 11/08/2019
  • VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp Wacharapluesadee, Supaporn; Duangkae, Prateep; Rodpan, Apaporn; Kaewpom, Thongchai; Maneeorn, Patarapol; Kanchanasaka, Budsabong; Yingsakmongkon, Sangchai; Sittidetboripat, Nuntaporn; Chareesaen, Chaiyaporn; Khlangsap, Nathawat; Pidthong, Apisit; Leadprathom, Kumron; Ghai, Siriporn; Epstein, Jonathan H.; Daszak, Peter; Olival, Kevin J.; Blair, Patrick J; Callahan, Michael V.; Hemachudha, Thiravat (2015) "Diversity of coronavirus in bats from Eastern Thailand" Virology Journal Vol. 12 No. 57 DOI 10.1186/s12985-015-0289-1 7pp

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
31.7Tham Nam Khao Siwa [SK0034]47014
320.8Tham Wat Sila At [Tham Phu Phra] [CH0048]905
322.5Tham Han [KK0103]
323.0Tham Sing - CH0081
323.6Tham Hia [Tham Tia] [CH0094]
345.0Tham Pha Daeng [KK0096]500
388.8Tham Hin Pho Thong [KK0101]
390.5Tham Chia [KK 0109]
392.4Tham Manai [KK0102]