What Is The Scientific Name Of Axolotl? (ANSWER)

SCIENTIFIC NAME OF AXOLOTL – In this topic, we are going to know and identify the scientific name of axolotl.

Known as axolomeh, Ajolote or Mexican walking fish, it is a neotenic salamander of the salamander family Ambystomatidae.

It is unusual among amphibians since they reach adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis. They remain aquatic and gilled upon reaching maturity.

It falls under the Critically Endangered category in the IUCN Red List.

The adult ranges in length from 15 to 45 centimeters or 6 to 18 inches. They possess features typical of salamander larvae, among them include external gills and a caudal fin extending from behind the head to the vent.

They also have wide heads and lidless eyes. The axolotl has underdeveloped limbs which possess long, thin digits. Three pairs of external gill stalks (rami) originate behind their heads. They are used to move oxygenated water.

Answer

The binomial name of axolotl is Ambystoma mexicanum.

Ambystoma is a genus of mole salamanders under the salamander family Ambystomatidae. The name was given by Johann Jakob von Tschudi which usually translates to “cup-mouth“.

The specific epithet mexicanum, on the other hanf, is a Latin term which means “of Mexico“. in reference to it existing in Mexico City.