Tham Klaeb Yai [Tham Pha Daeng] [Tham Ngam] [CM0035]
19.577006,99.061383
Location
Just to the north of Ban Tham Klaeb take the side road that goes straight on (north) where the main road turns sharp to the right. The cave is signed as Tham Pha Daeng and after a couple of kilometres a gateway leading a 'picnic area' at the base of the cliff. There is a notice board with a description in English of the cave (Tham Long is also described). The entrance is about 20 m along a path at the base of the cliff. A couple of wooden ladders aid the descent into the cave.
Description
This is a seasonally active stream cave skirting the edge of Doi Pha Daeng, though the origin of the water is unknown. The whole cave could be subject to flooding after heavy rains. At the upstream entrance there are a couple of wooden ladders and then a 20 m scramble down boulders to the stream level. Going upstream there is a couple of low sections due to the meanders, with the cave seeming to meander more than is shown on the survey. The main section of the cave, heading downstream, is mostly spacious and fairly easy going with a level floor, but there are some narrow sections (0.5-1 m wide x 4-8 m high) as well low crawls (2-4 m wide x 0.3-0.6 m high). Further downstream there are several fossil galleries visible above the active stream level. The resurgence is at the head of a dry stream bed next to the road, 800 m south of the upper entrance, but it may no longer be passable. There is little hope of continuation in Tham Klaeb Yai because not one tributary or conduit arrives from the heart of the massif into the main passage; the underground drainage system of Doi Pha Daeng (which measures 6 km x 2 km) remains to be discovered.
Topographie
DEHARVENG, LOUIS, ET AL. (1986) - Grade UISv2 3-3-A SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) - based on Deharveng et al. (1986) ELLIS, MARTIN (2009) - Grade UISv2 3-3-F based on Deharveng et al. (1986)
Fauna
Fangensis leclerci Rambla, 1994 (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Opiliones, Stylocelloidea, Stylocellidae) û type locality (Rambla 1994) Troglopedetes microps Deharveng et Gers, 1993 (Arthropoda, Entognatha, Entomobryomorpha, Entomobryoidea, Paronellidae) (Deharveng and Gers 1993) Orthriophis taeniurus (Cope 1861) (Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae) (unpublished record) Rhinolophus pusillus lakkhanae Yoshiyuki, 1990 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Roguin 1988) Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1835) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Roguin 1988) Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl, 1817 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) (Roguin 1988)
Documents
Bibliography 26/06/2019- DEHARVENG, LOUIS (1987) "Cave Collembola of South-East Asia" Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology Vol. 3 No. 2 pp165-174 DEHARVENG, LOUIS, ET AL. (1986) "ExpÚdition Tha´-Maros 85" Association PyrÚnÚenne de SplÚologie, Toulouse ISBN 2-906273-00-7 DEHARVENG, LOUIS; GERS, CHARLES (1993) "Ten new species of Troglopedetes Absolon 1907, from caves of Thailand (Collembola Paronellidae)" Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde Vol. 63 No.2 pp103-113 Rambla (1994) DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 ELLIS, MARTIN (2005) "Some Caves in Thailand Part 1" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 11 No. 7 pp294-321 ELLIS, MARTIN (2009) ôThailandÆs Top Twentyö Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 12 No. 4 pp140-232 Ellis, Martin; Laumanns, Michael (2017) "Thailand" in Laumanns, Michael; Price, Liz (eds.) (2017) "Atlas of the Great Caves and Karst of Southeast Asia: Part 2 Myanmar - Vietnam" second edition, Berliner Hohlenkundliche Berichte Band 67 pp241-292 FARRANT, ANDREW; FLOWER, SIMON; LEE, SIMON (2001) "UBSS Expedition to Northern Thailand" University of Bristol Spelaeological Society Proceedings Vol. 22 No. 2 pp125-156 GIRIBET, GONZALO (2000) "Catalogue of the Cyphophthalmi of the World (Arachnida: Opiliones)ö Revista Iberica de Aracnologia Vol. 2 pp49-79 GIRIBET, GONZALO (2002) "Stylocellus ramblae, a new Stylocellis (Opiliones, Cyphopthalmi) from Singapore, with a Disucssion of the Family Stylocellidae" The Journal of Arachnology Vol. 30 pp1-9 GIRIBET, GONZALO; BOYER, SARAH L. (2002) "A Cladistic Analysis of the Cyphophthalmid Genera (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi)" The Journal of Arachnology Vol. 30 pp110-128 Kusch, Heinrich (1990) "Die lõngsten und tiefsten H÷hlen S³dostasiens (Stand 1988)" Die Hohle Vol. 41 No. 1 pp11-16 Maffre, Laurent (1986) "Thai-Maros '85: Mini-Expe, mais elle fait le maximum" SpÚlÚOC No. 33/34 pp30-31,33 NATIONAL PARK OFFICE (2006) "National Parks in Thailand" National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 280pp RAMBLA, MARIA (1994) "Un nouveau Cyphophthalme du sud-est asiatique, Fangensis leclerci n. gen., n. sp. (Opiliones, Sironidae)" MÚmoires de BiospÚology Vol. 21 pp109-114 ROGUIN, LOUIS DE (1988) "ExpÚditions Thai-Maros 85 et Thai 87 - Mammiferes" Expeditions de l'APS en Asie du Sud-est: Travaux Scientifiques û 1. Association PyrÚnÚenne de SpÚlÚologie, Toulouse ISBN 2-906273-03-1 pp47-52 SCHWENDINGER, PETER, J.; GIRIBET, GONZALO (2005) "The Systematics of the South-east Asian Genus Fangensis Rambla (Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Stylocellidae)" Invertebrate Systematics Vol. 19 pp297-323 SCHWENDINGER, PETER, J.; GIRIBET, GONZALO; STEINER, HELMUT (2004) "A Remarkable New Cave-dwelling Stylocellus (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi from Peninsular Malaysia, with a discussion on taxonomic Characters in the family Stylocellidae" Journal of Natural History Vol. 30 pp1421-1435 SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) "Caves of Northern Thailand" River Books, Thailand, ISBN 9749863135
History
1985 The cave was explored and surveyed by the APS. 2009-04-19 (M. Ellis, S. Gilbert)
Comments
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
---|---|---|---|
0.1 | Cave PHD8 - CM0037 | 10 | 1 |
0.2 | Cave PHD7 - CM0036 | 50 | 0 |
0.8 | Tham Long [Tham Rong] [CM0045] | 50 | 0 |
1.3 | Sinks BSS 2000-10 - CM0134 | ||
2.0 | Tham Ngung Chang - CM0034 | 50 | 0 |
2.2 | Tham Klaeb - CM0033 | 176 | 20 |
2.8 | Coffin Cave CM0126 - CM0126 | 55 | 0 |
3.3 | Cave BSS 2000-9 - CM0131 | 3 | 0 |
3.8 | Sink BSS 2000-11 - CM0135 |
SIDISUNTHORN ET AL. (2006) says that Tham Pha Chan (CM0141) is alternative name for Tham Kleab Yai, but the map in NATIONAL PARKS OFFICE (2006) shows the caves to be a long way apart.
Martin Ellis (26/06/2019)