(SUGGESTED BY FIFTH YEAR CLASSROOM B FROM RAIMUNDO NONATO DE OLIVEIRA GOMES PUBLIC SCHOOL, MANAUS, AMAZONAS STATE)

… ARE AMPHIBIANS? Although some people think they are reptiles, these animals are, in fact, a type of salamander.

…THE NAME OF THE SPECIES, WHICH IS NATIVE TO MEXICO, COMES FROM AN AZTEC DEITY CALLED XOLOTL? The Aztecs were a civilization that existed before the arrival of Europeans on the American continent. Xolotl was, among other things, the God of fire and light.

…ITS EXTERNAL MEMBRANES ARE TYPICAL OF THE SPECIES AND HELP THE AXOLOTL BREATHE? The purpose of the folds in its lungs is to help the animal have a greater exposure to water and be able to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with the environment.

…MINECRAFT HAS AXOLOTLS?

…THEY CAN REGENERATE THEIR LIMBS AND ORGANS? Axolotls can even recuperate parts of their hearts.

…THIS SPECIES IS AT RISK OF EXTINCTION IN NATURE? It is rarely found in its natural habitat (which includes lakes), even though it lives in zoos, labs, and houses.

…IN THE LARVAL FORM, ITS SKIN IS PRACTICALLY TRANSPARENT?

Sources: Cobasi, Escola Educação, Fundação Jardim Zoológico de Brasília, Minecraft, Mundo Educação, Petz, and Richard Rasmussen

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