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A sexually mature adult axolotl, at age 18–27 months, ranges in length from 15 to 45 cm (6 to 18 in), although a size close to 23 cm (9 in) is most common and greater than 30 cm (12 in) is rare. Axolotls possess features typical of salamander larvae, including external gills and a caudal fin extending from behind the head to the vent.
English: Distribution map of axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) in Mexico City, Federal District of Mexico. Its range is marked in map in the red area. Source of map: OpenStreetMap. Source of data: AmphibiaWeb
The name "Axolotl" comes from Nahuatl, the Aztec language. One translation of the name connects the Axolotl to Xolotl. The most common translation is "water-dog" . "Atl" for water and "Xolotl" for dog. [14] In the Aztec calendar, the ruler of the day, Itzcuintli ("Dog"), is Mictlantecuhtli, the god of death and lord of Mictlan, the afterlife. [15]
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The mole salamanders (genus Ambystoma) are a group of advanced salamanders endemic to North America. The group has become famous due to the study of the axolotl (A. mexicanum) in research on paedomorphosis, and the tiger salamander (A. tigrinum, A. mavortium) which is often sold as a pet, and is the official amphibian of four US states.
Lake Xochimilco, in a detail from the 1847 Bruff/Disturnell map The Valley of Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest, c. 1519. Lake Xochimilco (Spanish pronunciation: [sotʃiˈmilko]; Nahuatl languages: Xōchimīlco, pronounced [ʃoːtʃiˈmiːlko] listen ⓘ) is an ancient endorheic lake, located in the present-day Borough of Xochimilco in southern Mexico City.
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Detail from the 1847 Bruff/Disturbell map The Valley of Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest, c. 1519. Lake Chalco was an endorheic lake formerly located in the Valley of Mexico, and was important for Mesoamerican cultural development in central Mexico. The lake was named after the ancient city of Chalco on its former eastern shore.