The Texas blind salamander is a rare and endangered cave-dwelling troglobite amphibian native to San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, specifically the San Marcos Pool of the Edwards Aquifer. This species r
The axolotl is a species of mole salamander. It is neotenic, reaching sexual maturity without undergoing metamorphosis, and the adults remain fully aquatic with obvious external gills. Axolotls may be
Texas blind salamander
…of water and pollution. Overconsumption of water and pollution causes decline in habitual environments for species like the Texas blind salamander. Axolotl Blanco blind salamander…
Axolotl ganz
Metamorphosed axolotls
Wild form
Stages of development (images captured using stereoscopic macrophotography)