Tham Pha Kham - LO0101
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Location
This campsite is now a heavily developed temple. It is 1.5km south-east of Tham Pha Dam and 2km west of Ban Phon Sawang, from where there is a good dirt road. From the temple buildings follow the concrete path through the rubber plantation to more buildings and the cave which has a concrete platform outside.
Description
Fauna
Bryocyclops maholarnensis Watiroyram, Brancelj et Sanoamuang, 2015 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) (Watiroyram et al. 2015a
The cave below and to the left of the concrete platform has a seasonally flooded mud floor, but the rift closes down after 20m. At the back of the concrete platform a small passage, which has has been mined for guano, leads to a small draughting hole after 5m.
Documents
Bibliography 18/03/2020- VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp Watiroyram, Santi; Brancelj, Anton; Sanoamuang, La-orsri (2015) "A new cave-dwelling copepod from northeastern Thailand (Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae)" The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Vol. 63 pp426-437
Histoire
2014-03-30 (M. Ellis, Y. Sopha)
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Pha Kham 2 (Tham) [LO0181] | 5 | 0 |
| 0.2 | Tham Bpra Gaai Phet [LO0118] [LO0054] | 75 | 15 |
| 1.3 | Tham Pha Dam 3 - LO0119 | 20 | 7 |
| 1.3 | Tham Pha Dam 2 - LO0079 | 50 | 12 |
| 4.3 | Tham Pha Ya - LO0053 | 270 | 32 |
| 4.5 | Nga (Tham) [LO0162] | ||
| 4.5 | Aeh (Tham) [LO0159] | ||
| 4.5 | Padan (Tham) [LO0163] | ||
| 4.5 | Cha La Wan (Tham) [LO0160] |