HARPAN CAVE (Aryal & Dungel 2009)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified cave (ARYAL & DHUNGEL 2009: 12 table 1, site number 11) in an unidentified kind of host rock is said to be the habitat or, if you prefer, the home of bats (Chiroptera). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for what ARYAL & DHUNGEL (2009: 12 table 1, site number 11) listed as Harpan after the name of the -khola- (valley and stream) draining the relevant area. SITUATION: ARYAL & DHUNGEL (2009: 12 table) locate the bat spotting site Harpan at an unidentified spot (unspecified GPS position), which is said to lie somewhere at an altitude between 1450 m and 2517 m asl (averaged 1950 m asl ± 530 m) in a part of the Harpan Khola (note 1) administered by the V.D.C. (Village Development Committee) of Bhadaure Tamagi (note 2) in the so-called Panchase Forest and region (see: –>Panchase Cave). CAVE LIFE: ARYAL & DHUNGEL (2009: 12 table 1, site number 11) regard the bat spotting site called Harpan as a cave with a day roost of bats (note ).).