salamander

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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

“He is a mix between a bird of prey, like a peregrine falcon, with extremely streamlined shapes — of course a feline but also a Mexican salamander called an axolotl,” Otto says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 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

Sena Ishikawa and Saki Anan, master’s students studying giant salamanders at Kyoto University, washing a caught salamander to prepare it for DNA sampling and having a chip implanted for tracking.Credit...

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

Most salamanders are tiny, only an inch or two long, but the rare and startlingly ugly hellbender salamander can attain lengths of over two feet.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson