Khao Pu-Khao Ya National Park

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Khao Pu-Khao Ya National Park is the 42nd National Park of Thailand, which was declared on 27 may 1982. Its area of around 433,750 rai covers some parts in Phattalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Trang Province. The most geographical features are forests in the Banthat Range which has a complex of mountains with "Khao Hin Thaen" as the highest mountaintop.

This national park is an origin of the Trang and The Pak Phanang Rivers. In Phattalung, it originates Khlong Lamai, Khlong Mai Siap, and Khlong Nam Sai; all the three canals flow to combine and become Khlong Cha-uat and the Pak Phanang River. Most of the flora belong to a moist evergreen forest. Various plants grow densely, such as Yang, Takhian, Lumpho, Krabak, Champa Pa, Phikun, etc. Wild animals consist of 60 species of mammals, such as resow, barking deer, deer, least horseshoe bat, black-beard tomb bat, etc.
About 286 species of reptiles include common blind snake, black jungle monitor, king cobra, Draco volans, banded slender-toed gecko, soft-shelled turtle, etc.
About 15 species of fish are found, such as true eel, Clarias teijsmanni bleeker, Nieuhof's walking catfish, Hunt fish, pearl danio, etx. Amphibians found here include the Malayan horned frog, Peter's Malaysian frog, dark-sided frog, Asian giant toad, Tenasserim eastern frog, lesser toad, green-backed frog,etc. About 70 species of insects are found, such as giant bee, cicada, weevil, bug, five-horned scarab beetle, great helen, great Saturn, jungleking, etc.

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