What is Axolotl?

Axolotl is an amazing amphibian with fascinating regenerative abilities. The type of neotenic Mole of the Mlok is also known as Ajolote Salamander. The name of its species is ambystoma mexicanum and is commonly called Mexican pedestrian fish, although it is not a fish at all. Axolotls are in fact very unusual newts with equally unique eating habits. They can grow quite large and can be several different colors.

Axolotl lives in the water, but comes from a landscape. Many scientists believe that Axolotl is actually a tiger of tiger, because it was known that it has ever been connected to this species. It is considered to be the mad nature of Biology, who consider it to move back in evolution.

Mexican pedestrian fish are unique in that it remains in a larval state called unhappy even in adulthood. While most amphibians are changing rapidly from egg to larvae to adult state, this horrible looking creatures keep their fins and frog throughout their livesRy. Also, they do not develop convex eyes of other mature salamanders.

This amphibian grows much larger than the small sales with which most of us know. In maturity, they are between 9 and 10 inches (23 to 25 cm) on average, although they are known to reach up to 17 inches (43 cm). It takes about 18 months to achieve full size. Axolotls can be several colors, including white, brown and almost black. They can also be a piebald, which is a spotted mixture of colors.

This strange salamander is carnivorous and, like the snake, swallows its food all. It uses teeth to firmly grasp food rather than to penetrate or tear. This means that anything that catches must be small enough to fit into her wide mouth. Axolotls like different types of worms and larvae, as well as small brine shrimp.

Axolotls are famous for their regenerative and therapeutic abilities and for this reason have been largely studied. Within a few weeks are SCHopni re -re -re -levy and even parts of their spine or brains. Countless Axolotl is studied in the laboratories, which helped prevent this species from extinction.

While Axolotls are abundant in captivity because of their importance in research, it is an endangered species in their natural environment. They come from Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilco, which used to be under what Mexico City is now. Lake Chalco no longer exists and lake Xochimilco is now only lagoons and channels. As a result of their habitat, Axolotl is difficult to find in the wild.