The axolotl is a species of mole salamander. It is neotenic, reaching sexual maturity without undergoing metamorphosis, and the adults remain fully aquatic with obvious external gills. Axolotls may be difficult to distinguish from the larval stage of other neotenic adult mole salamanders, in particular the tiger salamander, or other species such as mudpuppies.
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Their world
The most threatened group of vertebrates on Earth; a deadly fungus and habitat loss drive the crisis.
Least ConcernEndangeredExtinct
Red List status of frogs & amphibians as a group
One thing you can do for them today
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