Lake Pátzcuaro Salamander
Ambystoma dumerilii
Amphibianstrong against insects, arachnids
Mythic
Counts as two amphibians: while active, any card that hits it loses 6 HP, without being knocked out (12 with another amphibian in play).
Ambystoma dumerilii
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Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.
The Lake Patzcuaro salamander, locally known as achoque (Ambystoma dumerilii), is a paedomorphic species of salamander found exclusively in Lake Pátzcuaro, a high-altitude lake in the Mexican state of Michoacán. First described in 1870 by Alfredo Dugès, the species is named in honor of the French herpetologist Auguste Duméril. However, the salamander has been used as a food source and an ingredient in traditional medicines by the Purépecha people since the Pre-Columbian era. Ambystoma dumerilii are neotenic, meaning they retain their larval characteristics throughout their entire life. This results in adults that have long, heavily filamented external gills, gill slits lined with tooth-like gill rakers, and caudal fins. When stressed, Ambystoma dumerilii can undergo an incomplete metamorphosis, though this is process significantly decreases their lifespan and is often fatal.
Due to their similar morphology, taxonomy, and behavior, achoques are often compared to axolotls. While geographically isolated in the wild, achoques and axolotls are capable of mating in captivity. This, along with achoque's similarities to the tiger salamander, has led to the species being classified as a member of the larger Ambystoma tigrinum species group.
Abridged excerpt from the Wikipedia article Lake Patzcuaro salamander, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Mythic.
Every Mythic card has 160 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:
How they’re shared out:
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DEF 58