Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary

Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Shan State, stretching over an area of 333.8 km² (128.9 sq mi). It was established in 2002.[1] In elevation, it ranges from 150 to 1,555 m (492 to 5,102 ft) covering mixed deciduous and dipterocarp forest.[2]

Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location in Myanmar
Location	Ywa Ngan Township, Shan State, Myanmar
Coordinates	21°01′N 96°21′E[1]
Area	333.8 km^2 (128.9 sq mi)
Established	2002
Governing body	Myanmar Forest Department

Wildlife recorded during a camera trap survey in 2000 included leopard (Panthera pardus), leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata), Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and crab-eating mongoose (Herpestes urva).[3][4]

In 2002, the bent-toed gecko Cyrtodactylus chrysopylos was discovered in the sanctuary at an elevation of 319 m (1,047 ft) and described as a new species in 2003.[5]

References

1. World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.
2. Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Panlaung-Pyadalin Cave". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 74–75.
3. Than Zaw; Than Myint; Saw Htun; Saw Htoo Tha Po; Kyaw Thinn Latt; Myint Maung; Lynam A. J. (2014). "Status and distribution of smaller felids in Myanmar" (PDF). Cat News (Special Issue 8): 24–30.
4. Than Zaw; Saw Htun; Saw Htoo Tha Po; Myint Maung; Lynam, A. J.; Kyaw Thinn Latt; Duckworth, J. W. (2008). "Status and distribution of small carnivores in Myanmar" (PDF). Small Carnivore Conservation. 38: 2–28.
5. Bauer, A. M. (2003). "Descriptions of seven new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with a key to the species of Myanmar (Burma)" (PDF). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 54 (25): 463–498.