But wild axolotls, endemic to a single lake in Mexico, are critically endangered due to degradation of their native wetlands, with only 50 to 1,000 individuals left in the wild.

Axolotls are members of a class of animals called amphibians, which also includes frogs. Amphibians lay their jelly-like eggs in water, and the eggs hatch into water-dwelling larval states. (In ...

Monaghan began working with axolotls on the first day of his Ph.D. program. Back then, "no one knew in the general public what an axolotl was, so I'd have to explain," he says.

Axolotls, a scientific wonder with regeneration capabilities, are racing toward extinction. Ecologists are giving the public an opportunity to adopt them.

As an ecologist, Zambrano never entertained any strategy to save the axolotl that did not involve first restoring its habitat. But “this isn’t the middle of Borneo or the great plains of the ...

Axolotls have captured the human imagination for centuries, as evidenced by their roles in Aztec religion and stories, but the early 21st century seems to be a high point for them.

(NewsNation) — Axolotls have captured attention for their cuteness, but new research shows the smiling salamanders could advance scientific goals to regrow human limbs. Axolotls have significant ...

From TikTok to McDonald’s Happy Meals, Mexico’s ancient axolotl is everywhere, except where it is supposed to be—in the wild ...