Achoque  (Ambystoma andersoni)

IUCN Red List species status – Critically Endangered
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Facts – Achoque

Also known as: Ajolote, Anderson’s salamander
  
Spanish: Achoque (local Mexican Name), Ajolote
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderCaudata
FamilyAmbystomatidae
GenusAmbystoma (1)

Status – Achoque

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Achoque

Information on the achoque is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

Find out more – Achoque

To learn about efforts to conserve Anderson's salamander see:

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
For more information on the assessment of the conservation status of the world's amphibians, please see the amphibian portal on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species at www.iucnredlist.org/amphibians

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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Achoque showing head detail
Achoque showing head detail

© Christina Allmeling / www.andersoni.de

Christina Allmeling
allmeling@axolotlkolonie.de
http://www.andersoni.de

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