AmphibiaWeb - Ambystoma mexicanum


Ambystoma mexicanum (Shaw & Nodder, 1798) Mexican Axolotl Subgenus: Heterotriton	family: Ambystomatidae genus: Ambystoma
Species Description: Shaw, G., Nodder, F. P. (1798). The Naturalist’s Miscellany; or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature. Volume 9. London
Etymology: The genus, "Ambystoma," is a contraction for "anabystoma," which means "to cram into the mouth." The genus name has been erroneously attributed to the Greek words "amblys" and "stoma" that together mean "blunt mouth" (Smith 1989b). The species epithet, “mexicanum”, refers to where the species is found in the wild.

Conservation Status (definitions)

IUCN Red List Status Account	Critically Endangered (CR)
CITES	Appendix II
National Status	Special Protection (NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001)
Regional Status	None
	Access Conservation Needs Assessment Report .

	View distribution map in BerkeleyMapper.
	View Bd and Bsal data (38 records).