The axolotl is a type of salamander. It has a long tail, flat head, and four lizard-like limbs, which it uses to move around the lake floor. But unlike other salamanders, axolotls are neotenic, ...

Amphibians are not often considered charismatic. The axolotl is different. With its ear-to-ear grin, pink feathery headdress of gills and frantic underwater dance, this amphibian has captivated ...

axolotls are critically endangered. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, these aquatic monsters—a national symbol that features on Mexico’s 50 peso bills, and which were once ...

Despite their never-ceasing grins, axolotls have been at risk of extinction for years. Over two decades ago, there were about 6,000 of these tiny salamanders for every square kilometer in Lake ...