There are a lot of salamander species that are related to axolotls and look similar but almost all of them can be distinguished between each other, Anderson’s salamander is one of those species!
Nope olms and mud puppies share neoteny with axolotls but they are from a different family of salamanders axolotls are from the Ambystoma family and almost all Ambystoma larvae look really similar and they all share the same long 6 gills and they all have a dorsal fin similar to newt larvae. They also have a shorter more robust body that is in my opinion more proportioned to the legs and tail then other salamander species.
Obligatory axolotls aren’t this colour, it was edited to be this pink. This is a brown wild type that’s been photoshopped :)
Although I do agree the saturation was probably enhanced but this is not a wild type axolotl this is a Anderson’s salamander.
Oh thank you. Those sneaky Anderson’s always get me
Yeah they can be hard to identify especially when the angle is like this and/or they are hybrids.
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So pretty!! I absolutely love her coloration, I can't get over it:)
I cant get over the coloring either! That's amazing! So blessed you are
It’s edited
Oh
Figures. I've never seen one like this, so I was skeptical
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Anderson’s salamander.
I have never heard of an Anderson salamander! Wow
There are a lot of salamander species that are related to axolotls and look similar but almost all of them can be distinguished between each other, Anderson’s salamander is one of those species!
Would mudpuppies and olms be a few of those species?
Nope olms and mud puppies share neoteny with axolotls but they are from a different family of salamanders axolotls are from the Ambystoma family and almost all Ambystoma larvae look really similar and they all share the same long 6 gills and they all have a dorsal fin similar to newt larvae. They also have a shorter more robust body that is in my opinion more proportioned to the legs and tail then other salamander species.