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Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

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Class: Amphibians (Amphibia)

Order: Tailed amphibians (Caudata)

Family: Mole salamanders (Ambystomatidae)


  • Lives in the rives
  • Eats different animals
  • Is active at night
  • Egg-laying animals
  • Non-venomous

  • They inhabit Mexican lakes Xochimilco and Chalco;
  • Longevity is up to 17 years;
  • Translated from the language of the Aztecs the word “axolotl” means “a water toy”;
  • This is a neotenic larva of some species of mole salamanders, it attains sexual maturity and becomes capable to reproduction without transformation into an adult form. If axolotl is moved into a drier and colder climate it transforms into an adult mole salamander. 


Working hours
10 a.m. to
6 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday
During autumn, spring and summer vacations, and on official holidays Exotarium is open everyday.
The scheme how to reach us
Our address: 300002, Russia, Tula, Oktyabrskaya str., bld. 26.
Phone number: 7 (4872) 47-53-92
You can arrive: fixed-run taxies # 1, 1t, 8, 9, 6t, 11, 12t, 21, 23, 24, 32, 34, 36, 41
buses # 1, 8, 9, 21, 36
trolley-buses № 1, 4, 6
tram № 12
the Zarechie district, Lunacharskogo or Arsenalnaya str.
Entrance tickets:
Children - 50 roubles (children under the age of 3 go for free)
Adults - 90 roubles.
Reduced fair tickets - 30 roubles (available for senior citizens, disabled people, etc.)