Axolotl (Mexican salamander) Coloring Pages

Cute Smiling Face! Axolotl (Mexican salamander)!

Axolotl (Mexican salamander) is a super cute creature with a face that always looks like it is smiling happily and fluffy gills on the sides of its head. Its real name is "Axolotl (Mexican salamander)," but people also call it "Wooper Looper" or "Mexican Salamander."

Where Do They Live?

Axolotl (Mexican salamander) lives in Lake Xochimilco in Mexico. But they are losing their homes now, so their numbers are shrinking. Because of that, almost all the Axolotl (Mexican salamander) you see in stores were born in Japan.

A Mysterious Body!

The most amazing thing about Axolotl (Mexican salamander) is that they keep their baby form even when they grow into adults! Friends like frogs and salamanders live in the water while they are babies. Then they change their shapes and move onto land when they grow up, right? But Axolotl (Mexican salamander) keeps its fluffy gills and lives in the water forever, even after growing up. People call this a slightly hard name: "neoteny."

Amazing Healing Power!

Axolotl (Mexican salamander) has an amazing power to heal back to normal if it gets hurt. Even if a leg or a gill disappears, a new one will grow back again! But they sometimes fight and bite each other. So people often keep them one by one in different tanks.

Many Kinds of Axolotl (Mexican salamander)!

There are many kinds of Axolotl (Mexican salamander) with different body colors and patterns. Wild Axolotl (Mexican salamander) often has dark gray or brown skin with black spots. Here are the kinds you often see in stores:

• Leucistic: White body with black eyes. This is the most famous kind.
• Albino: White body with pink eyes. It has a super white body.
• Black: All black from head to tail. It looks cool!
• Golden: Yellowish body with shiny patterns.
• Marble: Brownish body with spotted patterns. It looks like wild Axolotl (Mexican salamander).

How to Choose Colors

You might think of Axolotl (Mexican salamander) as white or pink, but there are actually many different kinds. Use any color you like!

• Basic body color: Choose your favorite color, like white, pink, yellow, black, or even gray or brown.
• Fluffy gills: If you color the gills a slightly brighter pink or red than the body, they will look big, fluffy, and cute.
• Eyes: If you color the round eyes nicely in black, their face will look lively. If it is an albino, try coloring them pink.

Let's Show the Fluffy Feel!

The fluffy gills are a special feature of Axolotl (Mexican salamander). Here is a trick to color them well.

• If you use colored pencils or crayons: Try coloring softly along the fine lines of the gills with a light touch. Even with the same pink color, making some parts light and some parts dark will make them look fluffy just like a real one.

Let's Color the Underwater Scene!

Axolotl (Mexican salamander) lives in the water, so let's color inside the tank together.

• Water: Use light blue or light blue to show the water. It is also fun to draw bubbles in the water.
• Bottom of the tank: Draw and color the sand or stones that Axolotl (Mexican salamander) walks on with brown, gray, or cream color.
• Water plants and rocks: Color the water plants green and the rocks gray or brown. Mixing different colors will make it look real.

Tips for Enjoying Your Coloring Page!

If you have a pet Axolotl (Mexican salamander), it is a great idea to copy its color. If you want to make the face of Axolotl (Mexican salamander) look like it is smiling, color around the mouth with a slightly darker color to make the mouth shape stand out!