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