Mexican Axolotl or "Mexican walking fish"
The Mexican Axolotl, specific name
Ambystoma mexicanum, is a mole salamander belonging to the group Tiger
salamander. The Mexican Axolotl is unique in its appearance because this
species fails to undergo metamorphosis,
meaning the adults are
still aquatic and maintain larval traits such as gills.
It is also neotenic,
meaning
that when one body part is destroyed it has the capability
to grow another one back.
The picture above shows an axolotls that has the
mutant gene for albinism.
For more information please have a look around the
site and any questions or comments can be directed to
Britni Osuldsen
osuldsen.brit@students.uwlax.edu.