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Definitions for: Axolotl [n] larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
Webster (1913) Definition: Ax"o*lotl, n. [The native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated
lakes of Mexico; the siredon.
Note: When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true
salamanders of the genus Amblystoma. This also occurs
naturally under favorable conditions, in its native
localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a
larval state, with persistent external gills. See
Siredon.
Synonyms: Ambystoma mexicanum, mud puppy
See Also: ambystomid, ambystomid salamander
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