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Axolotl
Ambystoma mexicanum
Unlike most amphibians, axolotls usually keep their feathery external gills throughout adulthood.
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Specimen notes
Where it lives and what it eats
- Habitat
- Freshwater canals and wetlands
- Diet
- Worms, insect larvae, crustaceans, and small fish
- Geographic range
- Native to the lake system of Xochimilco, Mexico City
- Scientific name
- Ambystoma mexicanum
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