Abstract: In this study, we collected and analyzed the dermatoglyphic evidence for of 200 individuals of the Minnan people in Taiwan, and we report here a wide range of dermatoglyphic variables including total finger ridge count, a2b total ridge count, atd angle, axial triradius percentage distance, and frequencies of various fingerprint patterns (palmar thenar, palmar interdigital, palmar hypothenar), and the simian line. This study is the first comprehensive dermatoglyphic research of Han Chinese in Taiwan, and its dermatoglyphic data will be useful for future research in anthropology, genetics and medicine.

Key words: Minnan people in Taiwan; Dermatoglyphics; Physical anthropology