salamander
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"This significant research brought together three labs, working across three organisms to compare regeneration," said Wake Forest Assistant Professor of Biology Josh Currie, whose lab studies the Mexican axolotl salamander.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Mexicans have plenty of spiritual animalistic icons and regional exclusives that make sense, from the endangered axolotl salamander to Xoloitzcuintle, a hairless dog.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
But like the axolotl, the salamander she studied, this program is critically endangered.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
Aztec legend has it that the creature is a god in salamander form - the Aztec god of fire and lightning, Xolotl, disguised as a salamander.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
I regret that I never saw a bear or wolf or followed the padding retreat of a giant hellbender salamander, never shooed away a bobcat or sidestepped a rattlesnake, never flushed a startled boar.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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