The findings could aid conservation efforts for the beloved species, which is found in only one Mexico City lake.

The cartoonish-looking salamanders have faced an uncertain future in the wild. But researchers hope that breeding axolotls in ...

Axolotls are an incredible species, well known for their stylish looks, pretty pink coloring, and ability to regenerate.

Victoria Gill, BBC News The researchers are captive-breeding axolotls for release ... to call the axoltol an icon. Aztec legend has it that the creature is a god in salamander form - the Aztec ...

Legend has it that the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander, it was believed to be the embodiment of the Aztec god of fire and lightning ...

One of the world's most endangered amphibians - the strange, perpetually smiling Mexican axolotl - has thrived after being ...

So this was really big," she said. Axolotls — named for the Aztec god of fire and lightning, Xolotl — are native to the lakes of Mexico's capital. But their colorful, whimsical looks have won ...