Tham Silawan - CP0078
10.690830,99.241403
Location
The campsite is at the northern end of Khao Tham Chang, 1.5 km to the east of the H3201 in tambon Talesap.
Description
The cave has two large entrances. One leads to the "shrine part" with large Buddha images. The other entrance leads to the less developed system. Two parts are connected by narrow passage through limestone decorations. The cave mainly consists of a system of parallel corroded cracks angled about 10-15¦ from vertical. Parallel passages connected by short and mostly narrow tunnels and have ways in 2-3 levels.
Fauna
Emballonura monticola Temminck, 1838 (Desmarest, 1820) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) (Soisook 2008) Rhinolophus lepidus Blyth, 1844 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Dejtaradol 2009) Rhinolophus malayanus Bonhote, 1903 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Soisook et al. 2008) Hipposideros atrox Andersen, 1918 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Douangboubpha et al. 2010b) Hipposideros cineraceus Blyth, 1853 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Douangboubpha et al. 2010a)
Documents
Bibliography 01/08/2019- +DEJTARADOL, ARIYA (2009) "A Taxonomic Review of Rhinolophus pusillus and Rhinolophus lepidus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Thailand" MSc thesis, Prince of Songkla University 121pp +DOUANGBOUBPHA, BOUNGSAVANE; BUMRUNGSRI, SARA; SOISOOK, PIPAT; MURRAY, SUSAN W,; PUECHMAILLE, S+BASTIEN J.; SATASOOK, CHUTAMAS; BU, SI SI HLA; HARRISOM, DAVID L.; BATES, PAUL J. J. (2010a) "A Taxonomic Review of Hipposideros halophyllus, with Additional Information on H. ater and H. cinceraceus (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Thailand and Myanmar" Acta Chiropterologica Vol. 12 No. 1 pp29-50 +Douangboubpha, Boungsavane; Bumrungsri, Sara; Soisook, Pipat; Satasook, Chutamas; Thomas, N.M.; Bates, Paul J. J. (2010b) "A Taxonomic Review of Hipposideros bicolor species complex and H. pomona (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in Thailand" Acta Chiropterologica Vol. 12 pp415-438 +SOISOOK, PIPAT (2008) "A Taxonomic Review of Rhinolophus malayanus Bonhote, 1903 and Rhinolophus stheno Andersen, 1905 (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Thailand" Thesis for MSc in Ecology, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 117pp +SOISOOK, PIPAT; BUMRUNGSRI, SARA; SATASOOK, CHUTAMAS; THONG, VU DINH; BU, SI SI HLA; HARRISON, DAVID L.; BATES, PAUL J.J. (2008) "A taxonomic review of Rhinolophus stheno and R. malayanus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from continental Southeast Asia: an evaluation of echolocation call frequency in discriminating between cryptic species" Acta Chiropterologica Vol. 10 No. 2 pp221-242
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Tham Chong - CP0062 | 10 | 0 |
| 2.5 | Tham Thale Sap - CP0067 | ||
| 6.1 | Tham Nang Thong [CP0115] | ||
| 7.8 | Tham Phitsadan - CP0075 | 300 | 0 |
| 9.1 | Tham Nam Lot - CP0024 | 300 | 0 |
| 9.7 | Tham Khao Phlu 2 {CP0120] | 50 | 0 |
| 9.7 | Tham Khao Phlu - CP0025 | 10 | 0 |
| 9.7 | Tham Khao Phlu 3 [CP0121] | 30 | 0 |
| 12.9 | Tham Phrommuni [CP0099] |