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noun - larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
noun - a salamander of Mexico and western United States
AXOLOTL - The axolotl (, from Classical Nahuatl: xltl [aolot] ( listen)), Ambystoma mexicanum, also known as the Mexican walking fish, is a neotenic salamander...
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| Any of several salamanders (genus Ambystoma) native to Mexico and the western United States that, unlike most amphibians, often retain their external gills and become sexually mature without undergoing metamorphosis. |
| a Mexican salamander which in natural conditions retains its aquatic newt-like larval form throughout life but is able to breed. |
| larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing |
| a small animal that lives in water and looks like a fish with four legs. An axolotl is a type of amphibian ( an animal that usually lives both on land and in water) but it only lives in water. |
| A Mexican salamander that in natural conditions retains its aquatic larval form throughout life but is able to breed. |
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The axolotl (, from Classical Nahuatl: xltl [aolot] ( listen)), Ambystoma mexicanum, also known as the Mexican walking fish, is a neotenic salamander related to the tiger salamander. Although the axolotl is colloquially known as a "walking fish", it is not a fish, but an amphibian. The species originates from numerous lakes, such as Lake Xochimilco underlying Mexico City. Axolotls are unusual among amphibians in that they reach adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis. Instead of developing lungs and taking to the land, adults remain aquatic and gilled. * Axolotls should not be confused with waterdogs, the larval stage of the closely related tiger salamanders (A. tigrinum and A. mavortium), which are widespread in much of North America and occasionally become neotenic. Neither should they be confused with mudpuppies (Necturus spp.), fully aquatic salamanders that are not closely related to the axolotl but bear a superficial resemblance.As of 2010, wild axolotls were near extinction du |