The axolotl is a type of salamander. It has a long tail, flat head, and four lizard-like limbs, which it uses to move around the lake floor. But unlike other salamanders, axolotls are neotenic ...

Axolotls can enjoy generous lifespans while in captivity, living 10 to 15 years in the proper conditions. This is a huge improvement from axolotls’ lifespan in the wild; in the face of pollution ...

But wild axolotls, endemic to a single lake in Mexico, are critically endangered due to degradation of their native wetlands, with only 50 to 1,000 individuals left in the wild.

For axolotls, it may take only a couple of days to regrow their tiny hands, but in a fully grown human, that process could take years, McCusker said. “It’s important that we continue to do ...

My kids are coming home with axolotl toys all the time, because people know what I do.” These glowing axolotls may hold the secret to human limb regeneration© Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University ...

Save the axolotl: Urgent "Adoptaxolotl" campaign begins in Mexico Here's how to "adopt an axolotl" — or buy it dinner and help fix its adorable little house By Rae Hodge ...

The Axolotl has a 6.66% chance of causing summer plants to remain after being collected. While this ability does sound good, it's only really useful if you've got a lot of summer plants growing in ...

Axolotls might be cute enough to feature in a wide variety of games, TV shows, and children's toy brands, but that's not all that makes them special: The species is also exceptionally good at ...

MEXICO CITY, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A new museum and conservation center dedicated to Mexico's critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian's remarkable story that has ...