The axolotl is not just an amphibian in Mexico; it's a figure deeply rooted in Nahuatl mythology, associated with the god Xolotl.

There are no official estimates of the current axolotl population, but the species endemic of central Mexico is ‘critically ...

According to Montero, the myth implies that, after a god’s passing, its essence gets imprisoned in a mundane creature, ...

Preserving the curious amphibian is not an end for its supporters, but a means for saving the place where it came to be ...

Axolotl then carries within itself the Xolotl ... “They are very long-lived, though in their natural habitat they probably wouldn’t last more than three or four years.” ...

And though biologists, historians and officials have led efforts to save the species and its habitat from extinction, a parallel, unexpected preservation phenomenon has emerged. Axolotl attracted ...

historians and officials have led efforts to save the species and its habitat from extinction, a parallel, unexpected preservation phenomenon has emerged. Before the Spaniards conquered ...