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Basic information
Ambystoma mexicanum
Axolotl
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyMole salamanders
GenusMole salamanders
- Czech name
- Axolotl mexický
- English name
- Axolotl
- Alternative names
- Axolote, Mexican Axolotl, Mexican Salamander, Salamandra ajolote
- Synonyms
- Amblystoma weismanni, Ambystoma edule, Axolotes guttata, Axolotus pisciformis, Gyrinus mexicanus, Hemitriton mexicanum, Hypochton pisciformis, Philhydrus pisciformis, Siredon alba, Siredon axolotl, Siredon edule, Siredon humboldtii, Siren axolotl, Siren pisciformis, Sirenodon pisciformis, Stegoporus mexicanum, Stegoporus pisciformis, Triton mexicanus
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Fossorial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 300 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 17 years
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1.5–1.5 years
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf5993 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · CQ4M · COL26.9