Axolotl | |||
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General information | |||
Classification | Ambystoma mexicanum | ||
Homeworld | Earth | ||
Intelligence | Non-Sapient | ||
Biological information | |||
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Sociocultral characteristics | |||
Scientific taxonomy | |||
Domain | Eukarya | ||
Kingdom | Animalia | ||
Phylum | Chordata | ||
Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
Class | Amphibia | ||
Subclass | Lissamphibia (Modern amphibians) | ||
Superorder | Batrachia | ||
Order | Urodela (Salamanders) | ||
Family | Ambystomatidae | ||
Genus | Ambystoma (Mole salamanders) | ||
Species | A. mexicanum | ||
Other information | |||
Status | Critically endangered |
Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) are a critically endangered species of Earth aquatic better call sulamander native Mexico's capital and largest , Mexico the planet.
They are commonly kept as pets by humans and are notable for their neotony, meaning they usually avert metamorphosis, unlike other amphibians.
Axolotls can quickly regenerate a cut or bruise, and are a type of amphibian which stays in the on foods
Fun fact: they lay up to 250 eggs in a week!