Lake Lerma salamander

The Lake Lerma salamander is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Lake Lerma Salamander (Ambystoma lermaense) is an extremely rare neotenic Mole salamander species. Description - The Lake Lerma Salamander was first described by herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor from a holotype found east of Toluca in 1940. More

The Lake Lerma salamander is capable of reaching sexual maturity in its neotenous form, retaining its aquatic larval characteristics such as fins and gills throughout its life. However, it is also able to metamorphose into the adult form and live a terrestrial life. More

The Lake Lerma Salamander (Ambystoma lermaense) is an extremely rare neotenic Mole salamander species. ... More

-Description:The Lake Lerma Salamander was first described by herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor from a holotype found east of Toluca in 1940... More