A healthy axolotl will have three pairs of feathery external gills framing its perpetually smiling face. Yet, one day you may ...

The axolotl is renowned for its extensive ability to regenerate organs and body parts, including its spinal cord. Studies on ...

The findings could aid conservation efforts for the beloved species, which is found in only one Mexico City lake.

Living in a murky lake around Mexico City, surrounded by aggressive and cannibalistic neighbors, the axolotl lives at ...

Introducing captive-bred axolotls to restored and artificial wetlands may be a promising option for the popular pet amphibian.

They recorded information on the axolotls—such as movements, how far they traveled, and how they used their environments—by returning to Xochimilco and the human-made pond a minimum of two ...

“If an axolotl loses an arm or leg, it grows back within two months, and it functions as before. The same with its eyes or brain,” biologist Vania Mendoza, the 2024-2025 Axolotl Census ...

With their wispy faces, unique coloring, and big salamander-like eyes, axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum ... They were released into two distinct aquatic habitats in southern Mexico City: a restored ...

The cartoonish-looking salamanders have faced an uncertain future in the wild. But researchers hope that breeding axolotls in ...

Even with good intentions, it’s likely that you’ll make some mistakes as a new axolotl owner. And that’s okay! These frilled ...

One of the world's most endangered amphibians - the strange, perpetually smiling Mexican axolotl - has thrived ... their captive-bred animals at two sites - one in Xochimilco and one at a disused ...

“What we did not know was which cues ensure that FGF8 and Shh are turned on at the two sides of the limb during regeneration, the master mechanism that underlies positional information”, explains Leo ...