This collection of axolotl salamanders has become the largest self-sustaining population in the world. The AGSC staff maintains an average breeding population of 1,000–1,200 adults, as well as a ...

But they are quite scientifically advanced. Axolotls are amphibians that never grow up. Unlike their fellow amphibians (like frogs and salamanders), these water-born creatures stay in the water ...

A museum and conservation centre dedicated to Mexico’s critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian’s remarkable story that has captured the attention of scientists ...

Prayag Murawala, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, uses the axolotl, or Mexican salamander, to study tendon regeneration. The axolotl is considered nature's champion of ...

managed to escape death by turning himself into a salamander. And that creature came to be known as the axolotl. In ancient Aztec tongue, the name 'Axolotl' translates to "water monster," and just ...

Unlike other types of salamanders, which start off life in the water but eventually move to land, axolotls spend their whole life as an aquatic animal in a tadpole-like form. The reveal you've ...

The axolotl is native to Mexico and is threatened by pollution, development and climate change. Learn more about it here.

Is there any potential problem in housing tiger salamanders with axolotls or introducing wild axolotls to the colony? Could other amphibians or reptiles housed in close proximity be affected?

A Mexican amphibian, the axolotl is believed by many to be the Aztec god of fire and lightning. His name was Xolotl, and he took the form of a salamander to avoid sacrifice. This lore is ...

For starters, olms are rare, snakelike amphibians that live in caves. They also don’t make good pets; their living ...