Axolotl
Axolotl facts
The axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum, also known as the Mexican walking fish, is a neotenic salamander related to the tiger salamander. Although colloquially known as a "walking fish", the axolotl is not a fish but an Conservation status: Critically Endangered (Population decreasing) Encyclopedia of Life
Scientific name: Ambystoma mexicanum
Length: 23 cm Encyclopedia of Life
Higher classification: Mole salamander
Order: Urodela
Rank: Species