Species of the Week: Taylor’s Salamander

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EDGE Blog (Zoological Society of London, UK) August 22nd, 2011 11:57 AM: Species of the Week: Taylor’s Salamander

Taylor’s salamander (Ambystoma taylori)like many other amphibians defies limits. This salamander has specialised for life in salty water. It can only be found in one lake in the world; a high altitude (2,290m) crater called Laguna Alchichica in eastern Puebla, Mexico.* This lake’s level of salt is almost the maximum that most adult amphibian species [...]
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