The salamanders have become a pop culture phenomenon, and one named Maxolotl is at the Reptile and Amphibian House.

One day, your axolotl was a frilly-gilled, smiley-faced aquatic creature. Then seemingly overnight, your axolotl shed its ...

Over fishing and a lack of wild spaces has put the axolotl on the critically endangered species list, raising concerns about ...

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 ...

managed to escape death by turning himself into a salamander. And that creature came to be known as the axolotl. In ancient Aztec tongue, the name 'Axolotl' translates to "water monster," and just ...

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 ...

But they are quite scientifically advanced. Axolotls are amphibians that never grow up. Unlike their fellow amphibians (like frogs and salamanders), these water-born creatures stay in the water ...

Today’s interactive Doodle celebrates Lake Xochimilco, a natural lake near Mexico City that is the last remaining native habitat for axolotls in the world (cousins of the salamander).

Axolotls are able to regrow lost limbs and other body parts. As a result, these aquatic salamanders are of great interest to researchers worldwide who study them in the hope of imitating the trick ...

Is there any potential problem in housing tiger salamanders with axolotls or introducing wild axolotls to the colony? Could other amphibians or reptiles housed in close proximity be affected?