The Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary ( th, เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าโตนปริวรรต) is located in the north of

Mueang Phang Nga district Mueang Phang Nga ( th, เมืองพังงา, , ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Phang Nga province in southern Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is ...

, Phang Nga Province, southern

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

. It covers an area of 224 square kilometres of forested hills at the southern end of the

Phuket mountain range The Phuket Range ( th, ทิวเขาภูเก็ต, ''Thio Khao Phuket'', ) is a subrange of the Tenasserim Hills in the Kra Isthmus, Thailand. Geography The Phuket chain is a continuation of the greater Tenasserim range, forming one of ...

. It is part of a system of protected areas known as the southern forest complex, continued to the northwest by the Khlong Phanom National Park. Rare species found in the sanctuary include the

blue-banded kingfisher The blue-banded kingfisher (''Alcedo euryzona''), is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and rivers. It's a small, r ...

(''Alcedo euryzona'') and the '' Rafflesia kerrii'' giant flower.Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary - Bangkok Post: Travel
/ref> This is also the only home of the Ton Pariwat Stone Oak (''Lithocarpus orbicarpus'') known from a single tree found in this park.

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Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary'The Giant Flower Bua Phut (Rafflesia kerrii)

Wildlife sanctuaries of Thailand Tenasserim Hills Geography of Phang Nga province Tourist attractions in Phang Nga province {{Wildlife sanctuaries of Thailand