Tham Phu Toei [KA0524]
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Location
Turn off the H323 in Ban Pu Toei and follow the road north-east for 550 m before taking the lefthand fork of a Y junction. Follow this track noth for 250 m to where it makes a 90 deg turn to the left. The entrance is up some concrete steps at the foot of the hill 100 m across the fields, directly in line with the track.
Description
The entrance chamber is 30 m wide and 25 m high, with formations and a Buddha. At the top of one vertical, speleothem coated wall a passage can be seen to continue. Slightly to the right the passage drops down a slope. After a short section of horizontal walking passage it starts to slope upwards. It is draughting, but has many bats and gets progressively smaller so has not been fully explored. On the left in the entrance chamber, near the Buddha, the passage continues at a comfortable size for a short distance before suddenly reducing to a crawl that has not been investigated.
Fauna
Thereuopoda longicornis (Fabricius, 1793) (Arthropoda, Chilopoda, Scutigeromorpha, Scutigeridae) (unpublished record) Craseonycteris thonglongyai Hill, 1974 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Craeseonycteridae) (Sedwisai et al. 2012) Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1835) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Sedwisai et al. 2012)
Documents
Bibliography 28/09/2019- +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 +Sedwisai, Poonyapat; Changbunjong, Tanasak; Chamsai, Tatiyanuch; Tangsudjai, Siriporn; Rittem, Sukuman; Weluwanarak, Thekhawet; Jiemtaweeboon, Sineenard; Lekcharoen, Paisin; Tonchiangsai, Kanittha; Triwitayakorn, Kanokporn; Waengsothorn, Surachit; Buddhirongawate, Ruangrat; Chaichoen, Kridsada (2012) "Species diversity of cave dwelling bats in Kanchanaburi Province" Journal of Applied Animal Science Vol.5 No.3 September-December 2012 pp15-23
History
2019-03-25 P. Collett
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | Cave KA0611 | ||
| 2.7 | Cave KA0607 | ||
| 3.0 | Tham Phi - KA0071 | 74 | 5 |
| 3.2 | Cave KA0604 | ||
| 4.5 | Tham Phut Mut [KA0317] | ||
| 4.5 | Cave KA0572 | ||
| 4.6 | Tham Lawa [Tham Kaeng Lawa] [KA0068] | 530 | 17 |
| 5.2 | Cave KA0602 | ||
| 5.2 | Cave KA0609 |