This is the larva of a salamander known as Amblystoma, but is remarkable in being neotenic, i.e. it normally fails to metamorphose, and attains full size and sexual maturity while keeping its ...

The Animal That Never Grows Up ...

Adults move back to their terrestrial burrows after breeding. LIFE CYCLE: Within two weeks of egg fertilization, salamander larvae hatch, remaining in their natal pools for two to three months. By ...