Animals / Amphibian

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum · Ambystomatidae

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.

Where the Axolotl lives

Recorded in Mexico (North America).

Most records fall in Distrito Federal, México, Zacatecas, Michoacán, San Luis Potosí and Chihuahua.

See the Axolotl’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Critically endangered (CR). In very great danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 332 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.