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title: "Axolotl"
description: "Ambystoma mexicanum — Amphibians. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/axolotl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Axolotl

> Ambystoma mexicanum — Amphibians. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Ambystoma mexicanum*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2926
- Wikidata: [Q22718](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22718)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26777](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26777)

## Names

- en: Axolotl
- de: Axolotl
- es: Ajolote de Xochimilco
- fr: Axolotl
- nl: Axolotl
- pl: Ambystoma meksykańska

## Countries with the most observations

MX (8)

## Photo

![Axolotl](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/axolotl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vassil · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Axolotl_Ambystoma_mexicanum_Aquarium_Li%C3%A8ge_30012016_2.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/axolotl?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).