Tham Khun Takhan - PS0091
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Location
Drive to and park at Wat Khun Takhan which is 3 km south of Ban Chomphu. Just to the left of the big Buddha a short ladder leads to the cave.
Description
A short ladder leads up to a door. Inside the cave is about 10 m high and 5 m wide and is also used for sleeping in as it has a nice cool draught. The cave soon closes down beyond the short crawl.
Fauna
Elaphoidella thailandensis Watiroyram, Brancelj et Sanoamuang, 2015 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae) û type locality (Watiroyram et al. 2015b) Cyrtodactylus auribalteatus Sumontha, Panitvong et Deein, 2010 (Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae) (Ellis and Pauwels 2012) Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837) (Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae) (Goddard and Ellis 2018)
Documents
Bibliography 27/05/2019- +BRANCELJ, ANTON; BOONYANUSITH, CHAICHAT; WATIROYRAM, SANTI; SANOAMUANG, LA-ORSRI (2013) "The groundwater-dwelling fauna of South East Asiaö Journal of Limnology, Vol. 72 Supplement 2 pp327-344 +Ellis, Martin (2018c) "SMCC Thailand Expedition 2018 û Summary" report to the Ghar Pharau Foundation, 5pp +ELLIS, MARTIN; PAUWELS, OLIVIER S. G. (2012) "The Bent-toed Geckos (Cyrtodactylus) of the caves and karst of Thailand" Cave and Karst Science Vol. 39 No. 1 pp16-22 +Goddard, Andy; Ellis, Martin (2018) "SMCC Expedition to Phitsanulok and Phetchabun 2018" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 13 No. 8 pp337-360 +Watiroyram, Santi; Brancelj, Anton; Sanoamuang, La-orsri (2015) "Two new stygobiotic species of Elaphoidella (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida) with comments on geographical distribution and ecology of harpacticoids from caves in Thailand" Zootaxa Vol. 3919 No. 1 pp81-99
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Khun Takhan Shrine Cave [PS0076] | 75 | 0 |
| 0.1 | Tham Khun Takhan Resurgence - PS0057 | 25 | 5 |
| 1.5 | Tham Nam Wang Na [PS0111] | 96 | 10 |
| 1.6 | Tham Bo Yai [PS0110] | 302 | 8 |
| 2.1 | Resurgence PS0096 [PS0096] | ||
| 2.4 | Tham Nam - PS0062 | 123 | 15 |
| 2.5 | Resurgence PS0061 - PS0061 | ||
| 2.6 | Tham Chomphu [PS0089] | 15 | 2 |
| 2.9 | Tham Klaeb - PS0073 | 79 | 5 |