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  1. Aquatic larval form (`tadpole') of
  2. any of several species of salamander,
  3. belonging to the family Ambystomatidae.
  4. Axolotls are remarkable because they can
  5. breed without changing to the adult form,
  6. although individuals do occasionally develop
  7. into land-dwelling adults.
  8. Axolotls may be up to 30 cm/12 in long.
  9.  
  10. Subject by: Russell Webb
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