Taylor's salamander

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

Taylor's salamander, Ambystoma taylori, is a neotenic salamander species from Puebla, Mexico. Taylor's salamander is found only in Laguna Alchichica, a high-altitude crater lake 24 miles southwest of Perote, Puebla, Mexico. More

Taylor's salamander is found only in Laguna Alchichica, a high-altitude crater lake 24 miles southwest of Perote, Puebla, Mexico. It was described in 1982 by Brandon, Maruska, and Rumph, and named for Edward Harrison Taylor. More

Taylor's salamander is moderately sized, with a typical length of 150-200mm. Being a neotenic species, it retains its caudal (or tail) fin and external gills into adulthood, never undergoing a complete metamorphosis. More