Axolotl
(Ambystoma Bexicanum)
HABITAT: The system of lakes and canals of Xochimilco near Mexico City
DID YOU KNOW?
– This endangered salamander is used in scientific research because it can regrow complete limbs.
– Their external gills help to take in oxygen from the water.
– They’re in the red zone for endangered species
– Their natural colours are wildtype (varying shades of brown usually with spots) and melanoid (black), but some are mutant colours, like leucistic (pale pink with black eyes) and albino (golden, tan or pale pink with pink eyes)/
– They typically live to be 10-15 years old, but on house trained axolotl in Paris lived to be 25 years old