i'm confused which is the real axolotl/ ajolote. i found that an axolotl/ajolote has 4 feet and live in aquatic habitat. but, when i saw my friend's book, there was a picture of an animal named ajolote but only has 2 feet in the front. the feet is for digging hole (like a mole). the appearance of the 4-feet-axolotl/ajolote is like a salamander. but the appearance of the 2-feet-ajolote is like a worm. can someone explain to me? i'm really curious about it. are they different species? but why they have the same name..? or.. what? thx.
(if i'm notwrong, axolotl is the english name and ajolote is the spanish name)
2006-11-19 18:53:15 · 1 answers · asked by fii 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander native to Mexico. The name axolotl comes from Nahuatl; in Spanish it is called ajolote. The axolotl you know has no sub species.
There is another creature called "ajolote" but it is not related to axolotl. The critter BAJA WORM LIZARD (Bipes biporus) is known as an 'ajolote' in its native Baja California, Mexico. These subterranean amphisbaenians has 2 feet in front and is the one you described. Look at its picture: http://www.bluechameleon.org/Photo%20&%20Image%20Stockpile%20-%20BCV/WEB%20-%20Bipes%20biporus.htm ♥
2006-11-19 19:15:29 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋