Axolotl, Fish-footed from Mexico!!

Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a type of salamander that spends its life in the form of larvae. Exotic animals unique nan is sometimes referred to as "Mexican Walking Fish" because he looks like a fish with hands and feet. However, the Axolotl is not actually a kind of fish, but a rare type of salamander found in Mexico City.

Axolotl length can reach 30 cm, but the average size of only 15 cm. Their body color average kepirangan black or brown and some are albino with a funny color like pink. It has gills that are outside his body. These gills seemed to be beside her head so that a cursory look like horns. Eastern people often creates a fantasy that is linked to a legend about the dragon, so they often referred to as dragon fish.




Axolotl including lizards that have longevity, Axolotl can live to 10 - 15 years and can grow up to 60cm, even 1 fish caught in inland Axolotl mexico giant-sized up to 1.4 meters, the discovery was a complete surprise, but after the carefully by the experts it is a rare abnormal condition occurs (gigantism)




Axolotl always lived in the water and likes to eat small fish, worms, and larvae. These animals sometimes appear on the surface of the water, but there are also a nearly mature and growing never occur on the surface of the water and just stay at the bottom of the lake during his life. Salamander salamander species are classified in the salamander species dangerous, because it can give off toxic salt from his mouth, but if the gland in the waste correctly, then these animals can make a cute pet.




Axolotl name taken from the Aztec language means water dog. Axolotl still cousins close to tiger salamanders. Uniquely, these animals metamorphose only if the state was forced, forced in this case is if they live where the water sources dry up, the Axolotl can bermetarmorfosis to shape the land and if there is water back then Axolotl can return to form water. Land forms of the axolotl is similar to the form of larvae, with the difference that disappeared gills, a tail that is more compress and protruding eyes visible. The presence of hormones can trigger tertenu known axolotl into shape bermetamrofosis land reptiles. Besides the addition of small amounts of iodine into the water can also trigger the same thing.




He can regrow limbs, tusks, skin, organs, and parts of the brain and spine injured.
Some other animals have the ability to regenerate, but only a Mexican salamander that can grow back so many different parts of the body throughout their lives.




Axolotl can be found in Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco in Mexico. Later, populations are threatened due to development carried out on the lake reply was to prevent seasonal flooding, so the amount of water in the lake shrunk & habitat disturbed. Ikan2 influx from other areas of human introduced jg yg cause shrinking population. Number of axolotl in nature is unknown. But the population is estimated to decline from about 1,500 per square mile in 1998 to only 25 per square mile this year, according to research scientists use the nets Zambrano. Long Enterprises International Union for Conservation of Nature included in axolotl annual Red List as threatened with extinction. They say these animals could disappear in five years.