There’s no denying the popularity of leucistic axolotls in the world of aquarium-keeping. With their pale bodies and ...

This collection of axolotl salamanders has become the largest self-sustaining population in the world. The AGSC staff maintains an average breeding population of 1,000–1,200 adults, as well as a ...

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

MEXICO CITY — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god.

Trained by a friar who was also a biologist, the order began to breed the endangered axolotl in the convent around 30 years ago. The salamander-mad sisters are so adept at it that scientists ...

A museum and conservation centre dedicated to Mexico’s critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian’s remarkable story that has captured the attention of scientists ...

With its goggling eyes and signature smiley face, the axolotl became Japan's favorite water creature after it was featured in a TV ad in the 1980s. At iZoo, a facility in Kawazu, Shizuoka ...

The nuns also began to breed and rear their axolotls for medical reasons. They use the salamander as the key ingredient in a traditional Mexican remedy for coughs and other respiratory illnesses.

Axolotls can be used in scientific research to provide fertilised embryos for investigations into the genetic pathways controlling stem cell development. Breeding animals are housed for several years ...