台灣的蛙類與環境之關係

The Relationship Between Frogs and their Environment in Taiwan

楊懿如(Yi-Ju Yang)

《臺中區農業改良場特刊》 135號 (2018/09) Pp. 155-163

摘要

蛙類是外溫動物，依賴潮濕的皮膚呼吸，蛙類的活動受到溫度和濕度的影響很大。蛙類的生活史包括水域及陸域兩種環境，對環境的改變十分敏感，是很好的環境指標生物。台灣的蛙類有36種，14種為特有種。台灣蛙類主要分布於海拔500公尺以下的山區，濕度越高出現的蛙種數越多。不同的種類對水的需求有所差異，台灣的蛙類可分成水棲性、兩棲性及陸棲性。台灣蛙類繁殖的場所，根據水域的型態不同，可分成流水型、靜水型、陸地型及樹棲型。蛙類在生態系統具有供給、支持、調節及文化價值，但隨著工業及都市的發展，野外的蛙類族群也逐漸下降，鼓勵大眾關心及保育生活周圍的蛙類，是保育蛙類的重要方式。

關鍵字

台灣的蛙類 ； 蛙類與環境 ； 生物多樣性保育

並列摘要

Frogs are ectothermic animals and rely on their moist skins to breathe, so their activities are influenced significantly by temperature and humidity. The life cycle of a frog involves water and land; they are supersensitive to changes in their environment and are important indicators of the environment. There are 36 frog species in Taiwan, among which, 14 species are endemic. Frogs in Taiwan are mostly distributed at the mountainous areas below 500 meters in elevation, and the moister the environment is, the more frog species there are. Different species have different needs for water. In Taiwan, frogs are divided into three categories: aquatic, amphibian, and terrestrial. And based on the types of water areas, the breeding sites of frogs are categorized as lotic, lentic, terrestrial, and arboreal. Frogs play an important role in the ecosystem; but due to the development of industry and cities, their populations have declined worldwide. Encouraging the public to care for and conserve the frogs around us is a key way to carry on frog conservation.

並列關鍵字

Frogs in Taiwan ； Frogs and environment ； Biodiversity conservation