Animals in the United States
water salamander axolotl :: Article Creator Axolotls Can Regrow Almost Any Part Of Their Body Video It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Science An curved arrow pointing right. The letter F. An curved arrow pointing right. The letter F. Description An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. The story begins with the Aztec God of death and lightning, the Xolotl. As legends have it, he was a monstrous dog that guarded the sun god and ushered souls to the underworld every night. One day, as Gods began sacrificing each other for the newly created sun, Xolotl, a master transformer, managed to escape death by turning himself into a salamander. And that creature came to be known as the axolotl. In ancient Aztec tongue, the name 'Axolotl' translates to "water monster," and just as their name suggests, these creatures live their ent...