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ScientificAmerican.com, 28AUG09:
The population of a unique Mexican amphibian drops 90 percent in four years
(Includes a link to Caudata.org's Axolotl Site!)
Urban growth is quickly driving one of the world's most bizarre creatures into extinction. According to a new study, the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), a Mexican amphibian that never metamorphoses past its larval stage, has seen a 90 percent population drop in the last four years. Only an estimated 700 to 1,200 axolotls now remain.
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The population of a unique Mexican amphibian drops 90 percent in four years
(Includes a link to Caudata.org's Axolotl Site!)
Urban growth is quickly driving one of the world's most bizarre creatures into extinction. According to a new study, the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), a Mexican amphibian that never metamorphoses past its larval stage, has seen a 90 percent population drop in the last four years. Only an estimated 700 to 1,200 axolotls now remain.
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