The cutest amphibians in the world
...that are Critically Endangered 😔
Axolotls are very charming little creatures. Axolotls, otherwise known as Mexican walking fish, are not fish at all and are actually neotenic Salamanders.
Wild-type Axolotls are a brown/tan colour, with gold speckles along their bodies. However, mutations in their genetics has brought about a variety of colour morphs, such as albino, golden albino, leucistic, xanthic and melanistic, with some crosses between these morphs being seen in captivity due to selective breeding.
Axolotls are famous for their ability to regenerate limbs and organs, even their heart or brain, which has led them to be the focus of many scientific studies. They have even been found to have the largest genome ever sequenced in the animal kingdom, 10x larger than that of a human.