it likely isn’t an axolotl at all. Instead, it’s probably the larvae of a different salamander species, such as a tiger salamander. The name axolotl comes from the Aztec god, Xolotl.

With its goggling eyes and signature smiley face, the axolotl became Japan's favorite water creature after it was featured in a TV ad in the 1980s. At iZoo, a facility in Kawazu, Shizuoka ...

Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico's most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. "It's an ...