it is a type of salamander that spends its whole life in larval form. it also can re-grow its own limbs and are popular as pets! however, there are estimated to be fewer than 1,200 axolotls in the wild, mostly in the xochimilco region of the mexican central valley.
if you want to read more about this lil cutie, the bbc has a full article.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8220000/8220636.stm
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