- Endemic species of Taiwan
The endemic species of Taiwan are
organism s that are endemic to the island ofTaiwan — that is, they occur nowhere else onEarth .Percentages of endemic animals of all living species in Taiwan.
* OrderArtiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
#Formosan Serow – "Naemorhedus swinhoei " (Gray)
* OrderInsectivora (Shrews)
#Formosan Shrew – "Soriculus fumidus " Thomas
#Tada's Shrew – "Crocidura tadae " Tokuda & Kano
#Koshun Shrew – "Soriculus sodalis " Thomas
* OrderRodent ia (Rodents)
#Formosan Field Vole – "Apodemus semotus " Thomas
#Spinous Country-rat – "Niviventer coxingi " (Swinhoe)
#Formosan White-bellied Rat – "Niviventer culturatus " (Thomas)
#Kikuchi's Field Vole – "Microtus kikuchii " (Kuroda)
* OrderPrimate (Primates)
#Formosan Macaque – "Macaca cyclopis " (Swinhoe)
* OrderChiroptera (Bats)
#Formosan Long-eared Bat – "Plecotus taivanus " Yoshiyuki
#Formosan Mouse-eared Bat – "Myotis taiwanensis " Linde
#Formosan Tube-nosed Bat – "Murina puta " Kishida
#Yellow-necked Bat – "Arielulus torquatus " Gabor & Lee
#Formosan Broad-muzzled Bat – "Myotis latirostris " Kishida
#Formosan Leaf-nosed Bat – "Hipposideros terasensis " Kisida
#Formosan Greater Horseshoe Bat – "Rhinolophus formosae " Sanborn
#Formosan Lesser Horseshoe Bat – "Rhinolophus monoceros " AndersenEndemic birds
Fourteen endemic bird species of Taiwan have been identified (out of a total of 471 bird species). These birds make up about 9% of all birds living in Taiwan. Another 69 subspecies are endemic, accounting for another 45% of the local resident population.
* Order
Passeriformes (Passerines and relatives)
#Taiwan Tit – "Parus holsti " Seebohm
#Taiwan Laughing Thrush – "Garrulax morrisonianus " (Ogilvie-Grant)
#Taiwan Sibia – "Heterophasia auricularis " (Swinhoe)
#Taiwan Yuhina – "Yuhina brunneiceps " Ogilvie-Grant
#Taiwan Barwing – "Actinodura morrisoniana " Ogilvie-Grant
#Steere's Liocichla – "Liocichla steerii " Swinhoe
#Formosan Blue Magpie – "Urocissa caerulea " (Gould)
#Taiwan Bulbul – "Pycnonotus taivanus " Styan
#Taiwan Whistling Thrush – "Myiophoneus insularis " Gould
#Collared Bush Robin – "Tarsiger johnstoniae " (Ogilvie-Grant)
#Taiwan Firecrest – "Regulus goodfellowi " Ogilvie-Grant
#Taiwan Bush-warbler – "Bradypterus alishanensis "* Order
Galliformes (Chicken-like Birds)
#Taiwan Hill Partridge – "Arborophila crudigularis " (Swinhoe)
#Mikado Pheasant – "Syrmaticus mikado " (Ogilivie-Grant)
#Swinhoe's Pheasant – "Lophura swinhoii " (Gould)Endemic reptiles
* Order
Squamata (Lizards and Snakes)
#Formosan Smooth Skink – "Scincella formosensis " (Van Denburgh)
#Taiwan Forest Skink – "Sphenomorphus taiwanensis " Chen & Lue
#Lanyu Scaly-toed Gecko – "Lepidodactylus yami " Ota
#Kikuchi's Gecko – "Gekko kikuchii " (Oshima)
#Lue's Japalura – "Japalura luei " Ota, Chen & Shang
#Maki's Japalura – "Japalura makii " Ota
#Swinhoe's Japalura – "Japalura swinhonis " Gunther
#Short-legged Japalura – "Japalura brevipes " Gressitt
#Formosan Legless Lizard – "Ophisaurus formosensis " Kishida
#Formosan Grass Lizard – "Takydromus formosanus " Boulenger
#Sauteri Grass Lizard – "Takydromus sauteri " Van Denburgh
#Hsuehshan Grass Lizard – "Takydromus hsueshanesis " Lin & Cheng
#Stejneger's Grass Lizard – "Takydromus stejnegeri " Van Denburgh
#Hengchun Blind Snake – "Typhlops koshunensis " Oshima
#Taiwan Slug-eating Snake – "Pareas formosensis " (Van Dengurgh)
#Formosa Odd-scaled Snake – "Achalinus formosanus " Boulenger
#Black Odd-scaled Snake – "Achalinus niger " Maki
#Maki's Keelback – "Amphiesma miyajimae " Maki
#Swinhoe's Grass Snake – "Phabdophis swinhonis " (Gunther)
#Formosa Coral Snake – "Hemibungarus sauteri " (Steindachner)
#Taiwan Pit-viper – "Trimeresurus gracilis " OshimaEndemic amphibians
* Order
Anura (Frogs and Toads)
#Central Formosan Toad – "Bufo bankorensis "
#Emerald Green Treefrog – "Rhacophorus prasinatus "
#Farmland Green Treefrog – "Rhacophorus arvalis "
#Taipei Green Treefrog – "Rhacophorus taipeianus "
#Moltrecht's Green Treefrog – "Rhacophorus moltrechti "
#Robust Buerger's Frog – "Buergeria robusta "
#Temple Treefrog – "Chirixalus idiootocus "
#Orange-belly Treefrog – "Rhacophorus aurantiventris "* Order
Urodela (Salamanders and Newts)
#Formosan Salamander – "Hynobius formosanus "
#Sonani's Salamander – "Hynobius sonani "Endemic freshwater fishes
* Order
Cypriniformes (Minnows and Carps)
#Taitung River Loach – "Hemimyzon taitungensis " Tzeng et Shen
#Formosan River Loach – "Hemimyzon formosanus " (Boulenger)
# River Loach – "Crossostoma lacustre " (Steindachner)
#Pulin River Loach – "Sinogastromyzon puliensis " Liang
# "Rasborinus macrolepis " (Regan) (Extinct)
# "Pararasbora moltrechti " Regan
# "Acrossocheilus paradoxus " (Günther)
#Lake Candidus Dace – "Candidia barbata " (Regan)
# "Microphysogobio alticorpus " Banarescu et Nalbant
#Taiwan Ku Fish – "Scaphesthes alticorpus " (Oshima)
# Freshwater Minnow – "Zacco pachycephalus " (Günther)
# "Gobiobotia cheni " Banarescu et Nalbant
# "Microphysogobio brevirostris " (Günther)
#Medaka – "Aphyocypris kikuchii " (Oshima)
# "Squalidus iijimae " (Oshima)* Order
Perciformes (Perch-like Fishes)
# Goby – "Rhinogobius gigas " Aonuma et Chen
# Goby – "Rhinogobius formosanus " Oshima
# Goby – "Cryptocentrus yatsui " Tomiyama
# Goby – "Rhinogobius nantaiensis " Aonuma et Chen
# Goby – "Rhinogobius henchuenensis " Chen et Shao
# Goby – "Rhinogobius delicatus " Chen et Shao
# Goby – "Rhinogobius maculafasciatus " Chen et Shao
# Goby – "Rhinogobius rubromaculatus " Lee et Chang
# Goby – "Myersina yangii " (Chen) (Extinct)
# Goby – "Rhinogobius lanyuensis " Chen, Miller et Fang* Order
Siluriformes (Catfishes)
#Formosan Trooent Catfish – "Liobagrus formosanus " Regan
# Bagrid Catfish – "Pseudobagrus adiposalis " Oshima
# Bagrid Catfish – "Pseudobagrus brevianalis " Regan* Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts, Galaxiids, and relatives)
#Ariake Icefish – "Salanx acuticeps " Regan (Extinct)* Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons and Trouts)
#Formosan Landlocked Salmon – "Oncorhynchus formosanus " (Jordan et Oshima)References
ee also
*
List of protected species in Taiwan
*Ecology of Taiwan External links
* [http://www.tesri.gov.tw/ Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute]
* [http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/ Taiwan Biodiversity National Information Network]
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