“The axolotl population has drastically decreased due to habitat destruction in the lakes of Mexico.”

“Another family, the Ambystomatidae occurs in the New World from Canada to central Mexico and includes the tiger salamander and the axolotl.”

“In the axolotl it remains according to Stieda as a simple tube with nearly uniformly thick walls.”

“Endogenous retinoids have been detected in regenerating tissues from axolotls, frogs and chicks.”

“The Mexicans call these gilled larval Amblystoma axolotls, and use them for food.”

“Urodele amphibians such as newts and axolotls show a remarkable capacity for regenerating body structures such as tails, limbs, jaws, and the lens of the eye.”