The species Ambystoma mexicanum — endemic of central Mexico— has been catalogued as "critically endangered" by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species since 2019. Though biologists, historians and ...

A local pet shop and aquarium was brought an axolotl in November found in a local creek. Due to serious infection, the axolotl died while being cared for.

One of the world’s most endangered amphibians – the primordial and fish-like axolotl – has successfully adapted to a new environment after being released into artificial wetlands in Mexico, scientists ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl ...