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Amazing Axalotls (it takes the scientific name of Ambystoma mexicanum,…
Amazing Axalotls
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they are vertebrates
The colors of axolotls are controlled by four genes.
These genes cause significant difference in their pigment patterns.
White axolotls are considered leucistic, which means they are white due to a lack of pigment.
White axolotls are believed to have originated from a mutant axolotl that was transported to Paris in 1863.
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Although the axolotl is colloquially known as a "walking fish", it is not a fish, but an amphibian.
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Lake Xochimilco has been transformed into a series of canals and the axolotl has since been listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.
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Xolotl is a dog-headed Aztec deity who was believed to have transformed himself into a salamander to hide.
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Major threats that cause their extinction include habitat loss, invasion of larger species, and environmental pollution mainly due to heavy tourism.
From 6,000 documented wild axolotls in a 1998 survey, it got to a point when there were none found in the wild in a 2014 survey.
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The genome of an axolotl consists of 32 million DNA bases, which is 10 times the size of the human genome.