WORD DEFINITION

Ex situ Protecting an endangered species

outside its natural habitat by removing
part of the population from a
threatened habitat and placing it in a
new location

Leucistic A condition characterized by reduced

pigmentation in animals caused by a
recessive allele. Leucistic axolotls are
very common.

Metamorphosis Process of transformation from an

immature form to an adult form in two
or more distinct stages.

Neoteny etention of juvenile features

R
in the adult animal

Perennibranchiate ondition of an organism retaining

C
branchiae, or gills, through life

Regeneration Growth anew of lost tissue or

destroyed parts or organs

Urodele An amphibian of the order Urodela;

newts or salamanders. The axolotl is a
Urodele amphibian

Revelers A person who is enjoying themselves

in a lively and noisy way.

Xolotl In Aztec mythology, Xolotl was the god

with associations to both lightning and
death.