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Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

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43.8046, -79.3872

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Description:

A salamander that is neotenic, this means it stays in it's larval phase even after sexual maturity.

Habitat:

Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco

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hernandezwolf99
Love these guys! Look like Mudkips if you were a pokemon fan

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PublishedJune 25, 2014

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