Siju Cave
Siju Cave is located in Meghalaya state near Naphak Lane and Simsang River game reserve. It is a limestone cave.[1] The Cave is filled with water and is many kilometers long. It is considered as the third longest cave system in India.[2] In 1927 it was found that the caves have a temperature of 21–26.4 °C.[3]
Biodiversity and faunistic composition
- Arachnida: Opilionida, Schizomida
- Myriapoda: Diplopoda Julida, Decapoda Natantia
- Crustacea: Isopoda Oniscidea
- Collembola: Entomobryomorpha
- Insecta: Orthoptera[4]
Some rarest bat species live in these caves.[5]
References
- ↑ The Indian Encyclopaedia, Volume 1. Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd. p. 6573. ISBN 9788177552577.
- ↑ Environment Chronicles: the best of TerraGreen. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). p. 64. ISBN 9788179933589.
- ↑ Biospeleology: The Biology of Cavernicolous Animals. Elsevier. p. 309. ISBN 9781483185132.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Caves. Academic Press. p. 245. ISBN 9780123838322.
- ↑ "Meghalaya: Visit Asia's cleanest village & meet the flurry red panda". The Economic Times.
Further reading
- Rhynchota of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. 1924.
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