List of protected species in Taiwan
List of protected species in Taiwan.
According to Wildlife Conservation Act Republic of China (Taiwan) article 4, endangered and vulnerable species were classified into following categories:
- I - Endangered species (瀕臨絕種保育類)
- II - Rare and valuable species (珍貴稀有保育類)
- III - Other conservation-deserving species (其他應予保育類)
Animals
Mammals
 Formosan rock-monkey  Formosan black bear  Formosan Reeve's muntjac  Formosan serow |
Birds
 Black-faced spoonbill  Swinhoe's pheasant  Formosan blue magpie  Formosan yellow tit  White-eared sibia  Formosan yuhina  Formosan whistling thrush  Plumbeous water redstart  Formosan bulbul |
Reptiles
 Taiwan beauty snake |
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Testudinata | |||
| Family Emydiae | 澤龜科 | ||
| Mauremys mutica | Asian yellow pond turtle | 柴棺龜 | II |
| Cuora flavomarginata | Yellow-lined box turtle / Yellow-margined box turtle | 食蛇龜 | II |
| Geoclemys reevesii | Chinese three-keeled pond turtle | 金龜 | II |
| Family Cheloniidae | 蠵龜科 | ||
| Caretta caretta gigas | Loggerhead turtle | 赤蠵龜 | I |
| Chelonia mydas japonica | Green turtle | 綠蠵龜 | I |
| Eretmochelys imbricata squamata | Hawksbill turtle | 玳瑁 | I |
| Family Dermochelyidae | 革龜科 | ||
| Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback sea turtle | 革龜 | I |
| Order Squamata | |||
| Family Gekkonidae | 守宮科 | ||
| Gekko kikuchii | Kikuchi's gecko | 蘭嶼守宮 | II |
| Hemiphyllodactylus typus | Indo-Pacific tree gecko | 半葉趾蝎虎 | II |
| Lepidodactylus yami | Yami scaly-toed gecko / Lanyu scaly-toed gecko | 雅美鱗趾蝎虎 | II |
| Family Lacertidae | 蜥蝪科 | ||
| Takydromus stejnegeri | Stejneger's grass lizard / Brown grass lizard | 蓬萊草蜥 | II |
| Takydromus sauteri | Sauter's grass lizard | 南臺草蜥 | II |
| Takydromus formosanus | Formosan grass lizard | 臺灣草蜥 | II |
| Takydromus hsuehshanensis | Hsuehshan grass lizard | 雪山草蜥 | II |
| Platyplacopus kuehnei | Kuhne's grass lizard | 臺灣地蜥 | II |
| Family Scincidae | 石龍子科 | ||
| Scincella formosensis | Formosan smooth skink | 臺灣滑蜥 | II |
| Sphenomorphus taiwanensis | Taiwan alpine skink | 臺灣蜓蜥 | II |
| Family Anguidae | 蛇蜥科 | ||
| Ophisaurus harti | Hart's glass lizard | 蛇蜥 | II |
| Ophisaurus formosensis | Formosan glass lizard | 臺灣蛇蜥 | II |
| Family Colubridae | 黃頜蛇科 | ||
| Pareas formosensis | Taiwan slug snake | 臺灣鈍頭蛇 | II |
| Achalinus niger | Black burrowing snake | 標蛇 | II |
| Natrix swinhonis | Swinhoe's grass water snake | 斯文豪氏遊蛇 | II |
| Natrix tigrina formosana | Asian tiger snake | 臺灣赤煉蛇 | II |
| Natrix miyajimae | Taipei ground snake | 金絲蛇 | II |
| Elaphe poryphyracea | Red bamboo snake / Red bamboo rat snake | 紅竹蛇 | II |
| Elaphe mandarina takasago | Mandarian rat snake | 高砂蛇 | II |
| Elaphe taeniura friesei | Taiwan beauty snake / Striped racer | 錦蛇 | II |
| Family Elapidae | 蝙蝠蛇科 | ||
| Bungarus multicinctus multicinctus | Banded krait / Taiwan umbrella snake | 雨傘節 | II |
| Naja atra | Common cobra / Taiwan spectacle cobra | 眼鏡蛇 | II |
| Hemibungarus sauteri sauteri | Taiwan coral snake / Striped red snake | 帶紋赤蛇 | II |
| Calliophis macclellandi formosensis | Asia coral snake / Red-ringed snake | 環紋赤蛇 | II |
| Family Viperidae | 蝮蛇科 | ||
| Agkistrodon acutus | Hundred pace snake / Chinese moccasin | 百步蛇 | I |
| Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus | Pointed-scaled pit viper / Formosan pit viper / Taiwan habu | 龜殼花 | II |
| Trimeresurus monticola orjentalis | Alishan turtle-designed snake | 阿里山龜殼花 | II |
| Trimeresurus gracilis | Kikuchi's turtle-designed snake / Taiwan mountain pitviper | 菊池氏龜殼花 | II |
| Vipera russellii | Russell's viper | 鎖蛇 | II |
Amphibians
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Caudata | |||
| Family Hynobiidae | 山椒魚科 | ||
| Hynobius formosanus | Formosan salamander | 臺灣山椒魚 | II |
| Hynobius sonani | Sonan's salamander | 楚南氏山椒魚 | II |
| Order Anura | |||
| Family Rhacophoridae | 樹蛙科 | ||
| Rhacophorus taipeianus | Taipei green tree frog | 臺北樹蛙 | II |
| Rhacophorus smaragdinus | Emerald green tree frog | 翡翠樹蛙 | II |
| Rhacophorus moltrechti | Moltrecht's green tree frog | 莫氏樹蛙 | II |
| Rhacophorus robustus | Brown tree frog | 褐樹蛙 | II |
| Family Microhylidae | 狹口蛙科 | ||
| Microhyla heymonsi | Heymonsi's rice frog | 黑蒙西氏小雨蛙 | II |
| Microhyla butleri | Butler's pigmy frog | 巴氏小雨蛙 | II |
| Micryletta steinegeri | Stejneger's paddy frog | 史丹吉氏小雨蛙 | II |
| Family Ranidae | 赤蛙科 | ||
| Rana taipehensis | Taipei frog / Two-striped grass frog | 臺北赤蛙 | II |
| Rana tigerina rugulosa | Chinese bullfrog | 虎皮蛙 | II |
| Rana guntheri | Guenther's frog | 貢德氏蛙 | II |
Fishes
 Formosan landlocked salmon  Paradise fish |
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Anguilliformes | |||
| Family Anguillidae | 鰻鱺科 | ||
| Anguilla marmorata | Giant mottled eel | 鱸鰻 | II |
| Order Salmoniformes | |||
| Family Salmonidae | 鮭科 | ||
| Oncorhynchus masou formosanus | Formosan landlocked salmon / Taiwan trout | 櫻花鉤吻鮭 | I |
| Order Cypriniformes | |||
| Family Cyprinidae | 鯉科 | ||
| Varicorhinus alticorpus | Deep-body shovelnose minnow | 高身鏟頜魚 | I |
| Family Homalopteridae | 平鰭鰍科 | ||
| Hemimyzon taitungensis | Ray-finned fish | 臺東間爬岩鰍 | II |
| Sinogastromyzon puliensis | Ray-finned fish | 埔里中華爬岩鰍 | II |
| Order Perciformes | |||
| Family Anabntidae | 鬥魚科 | ||
| Macropodus opercularis | Paradise fish | 臺灣鬥魚 | II |
Crustaceans
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Decapoda | |||
| Family Coenobitidae | 陸寄居蟹科 | ||
| Birgus latro | Coconut crab | 椰子蟹 | II |
Insects
 Magellan's iridescent birdwing  Siebold's dragonfly  Long-armed scarab  Giant stag beetle  Snail-eating ground beetle |
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Lepidoptera | |||
| Family Papilionoidae | 鳳蝶科 | ||
| Agehana maraho | Taiwan broad-tailed swallowtail | 寬尾鳳蝶 | I |
| Atrophaneura horishana | Aurora swallowtail / Highland red-bellied swallowtail | 曙鳳蝶 | II |
| Troides magellanus | Magellan's iridescent birdwing | 珠光鳳蝶 | I |
| Troides aeacus kaguya | Hengchun birdwing | 黃裳鳳蝶 | II |
| Family Nymphalidae | 蛺蝶科 | ||
| Sasakia charonda formosana | Great purple emperor (fritillary) | 大紫蛺蝶 | I |
| Order Hemiptera | |||
| Family Cicadidae | 蟬科 | ||
| Formotosema siebohmi | Formosan giant cicada | 臺灣爺蟬 | II |
| Family Fulgoridae | 白臘蟲科 | ||
| Fulgora watanabei | Watanabe's lantern fly | 渡邊氏長吻白臘蟲 | II |
| Order Odonata | |||
| Family Cordulegasteridae | 勾蜓科 | ||
| Anotogaster sieboldii | Jambo dragonfly / Siebold's dragonfly | 無霸勾蜓 | II |
| Order Coleoptera | |||
| Family Buprestidae | 吉丁蟲科 | ||
| Buprestis mirabilis | Brilliant jewel beetle | 妖艷吉丁蟲 | II |
| Family Elateridae | 叩頭蟲科 | ||
| Campsosternus gemma | Rainbow sheath click beetle | 彩虹叩頭蟲 | II |
| Family Scarabaeidae | 金龜蟲科 | ||
| Cheirotonus macleayi formosanus | Formosan long-armed scarab | 臺灣長臂金龜 | II |
| Family Lucanidae | 鍬形蟲科 | ||
| Dorcus formosanus | Formosan giant stag beetle | 臺灣大鍬形蟲 | II |
| Dorcus schenklingi | Formosan long-fanged stag beetle | 長角大鍬形蟲 | II |
| Family Cerambycidae | 天牛科 | ||
| Aeolesthes oenochrous | Wushe blood-spotted longhorned beetle / Cherry tree longhorned beetle | 霧社血斑天牛 | II |
| Family Carabidae | 步行蟲科 | ||
| Damaster blaptoides hanae | Formosan snail-eating ground beetle | 臺灣食蝸步行蟲 | II |
| Coptolabrus nankototaijanus miwai | Formosan false snail-eating ground beetle | 臺灣擬食蝸步行蟲 | II |
| Order Orthoptera | |||
| Family Tettigoniidae | 螽蟴科 | ||
| Phyllophorina kotoshoensis | Lanyu giant katydid | 蘭嶼大葉螽蟴 | II |
| Order Phasmida | |||
| Family Phasmidae | 竹節蟲科 | ||
| Megacrania tsudai | Tsuda's giant stick insect / Big-headed stick insect | 津田氏大頭竹節蟲 | II |
Plants
 Taiwan isoetes  Taiwan beech |
| Scientific name | English common name | Chinese common name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Isoetaceae | 水韭科 | ||
| Isoetes taiwanensis | Taiwan isoetes | 臺灣水韭 | II |
| Family Taxaceae | 紅豆杉科 | ||
| Amentotaxus formosana | Formosan amentotaxus | 臺灣穗花杉 | II |
| Family Pinaceae | 松科 | ||
| Keteleeria davidiana var. formosana | Taiwan keteleeria | 臺灣油杉 | II |
| Family Cupressaceae | 柏科 | ||
| Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis | Tsukusien juniper | 清水圓柏 | II |
| Family Podocarpaceae | 羅漢松科 | ||
| Podocarpus costails | Lanyu Podocarpus | 蘭嶼羅漢松 | II |
| Family Cycadaceae | 蘇鐵科 | ||
| Cycas taiwaniana | Taiwan cycas | 臺灣蘇鐵 | II |
| Family Ericaceae | 杜鵑科 | ||
| Rhododendron hyperythum | Red-spotted azalea | 紅星杜鵑 | II |
| Rhododendron kanehirai | Kanehira azalea | 烏來杜鵑 | II |
| Family Onagraceae | 柳葉菜科 | ||
| Epilobium nankotaizanense | Nankotaizan epilobium | 南湖柳葉菜 | II |
| Family Fagaceae | 殼斗科 | ||
| Fagus hayatae | Taiwan beech | 臺灣水青岡 | II |
| Family Sapindaceae | 無患子科 | ||
| Bretschneidera sinensis | Chinese bretschneidera | 鐘萼木 | II |
See also
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