Salamander Axolotl. The axolotl pronounced ack suh lah tuhl salamander has the rare trait of retaining its larval features throughout its adult life. This species of salamander is neotenic which means they never metamorphasize and remain aquatic gilled their entire lives.
It is also related to the god of deformations and death xolotl. āxōlōtl aːˈʃoːloːtɬ ambystoma mexicanum also known as the mexican walking fish is a neotenic salamander related to the tiger salamander. The axolotl pronounced ack suh lah tuhl salamander has the rare trait of retaining its larval features throughout its adult life.
The axolotl ˈ æ k s ə l ɒ t əl.
The axolotl pronounced ack suh lah tuhl salamander has the rare trait of retaining its larval features throughout its adult life. This species of salamander is neotenic which means they never metamorphasize and remain aquatic gilled their entire lives. Both tiger salamanders and axolotls are members of the ambystomatidae literally meaning cup mouthed family of salamanders. The word axolotl derived from nahuatl an aztec word that means water dog.