Puropoko
 
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The Puropoko Cave is located in the east of the island of Timor
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Puropoko is a limestone cave in Suco Muapitine ( Lospalos administrative office , Lautém municipality ). The cave is 6.5 kilometers away from Ira Lalaro , the largest lake in the country.
The air temperature in the cave is 32 ° C. In it flows a brook, in whose bed numerous leeches live. There is also a large colony of bats and snakes that hunt the bats. A large number of cockroaches live on their excrement . The endemic flagellum spider species Sarax timorensis, described in 2019, was first found here .
Puropoko has so far been examined up to a boulder that blocks the further way. 153 meters following the stream are mapped. A further investigation also prevented a high level of carbon dioxide in the air. The stream flows underground towards the Ira Lalaro.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Gustavo Silva de Miranda & Ana Sofia Reboleira: Amblypygids of Timor-Leste: first records of the order from the country with the description of a remarkable new species of Sarax (Arachnida, Amblypygi, Charinidae). ZooKeys, N ° 820, pp. 1-12, 2019.
- ^ A b M. Freire, P. Pinto, M. Soares, S. Medeiros, ASPS Reboleira, A. Reis, M. Gomez: “Fatuk-Kuak Hosi Timor Lorosa'e”: Caves of Timor-Leste , Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Speleology 31, p. 34 , accessed February 11, 2019.
Coordinates: 8 ° 32 '37.8 " S , 127 ° 3' 58.4" E