山椒魚 Hynobius formosanus

二級保育

Level Two conservation

又名臺灣小鯢，因身上有胡椒的味道，所以被稱作胡椒魚。其體長約5～9公分，終生具有尾巴，屬於兩生類的生物，是肉食性，原是處於寒帶的物種，約在十萬年前的冰河時期，牠們移至臺灣生活，就是所謂的孑遺生物，現可在臺灣二千公尺以上的高山看到他們的蹤跡。因為生活環境受侷限以及棲息地森林砍伐破壞，現已屬於瀕臨絕種動物。

Also known as Taiwan giant Salamander, because of the smell of pepper, so known as pepper fish. Its body length of about 5~9 centimeters, life-long tail, belongs to the two biological creatures, is carnivorous, is originally in the cold zone species, about 100,000 years ago during the Ice age, they moved to Taiwan life, known as remnant creatures, can now see their traces in Taiwan more than 2000 meters of mountains. Because of the limited living environment and the destruction of habitat deforestation, it is now an endangered species of animals.