the axolotl
it considers as a spice in danger and considered as s specie in danger by the WWF
cultural relevance
archójki
the Pátzcuaro lake is located on the south region, what is known as Michocán
current knowledge
environmental problem
aspects
is a salamander from the family ambystomatide
the specie is endemic and inhabit exclusively at lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán
this spceice has an alimentary use
uses
as medicine in treatment for the respiratory system
as food by his high energetic content
is an endemic specie from Pátzcuaro lake
becoming extinct locally it will affect the global biodiversity
reflected in the daily life of the purepechas like uses or customs, the diet or the medical treatment
it comes from a god
it lives at the bottom of the lake when there is mud around
it's skin has a combination of colors that permits camouflage
alimentary usage
there flavor is good that it taste like the fish but other people thinks that it tastes as chicken
the culinary usage has been lost through the ages, but there is still the knowledge about it
the term, it may be form the word act-o that means mud, tadpole
used as syrup for the respiratory conditions, and give vitality to older adults, kids, basically people with respiratory problems and people with anemia
most many people say that they know the animal, and the majority know their uses and they used as a way of food and medicine, therefore the relationship between the human and the axolotl is related with the impact in the society
the population has been increasing over the years, this makes that there are soil changes, deforestation
silt level in the lake increases, creating an adverse environmental are causing more eutrophication
all the environmental problems suggest a significant decrease in the population and there are some risk factors that also ca affect the amphibians like UV-B radiation or even the climate change