Correa working at the Achoque Protection Reserve in the community of San Jeronimo Purenchecuaro on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro. — AFP
After decades working as a fisherman on a high-altitude Mexican lake, Froylan Correa is now helping to save an endangered amphibian with gills resembling a lion’s mane and a remarkable regenerative ability.
The achoque, also known as the Lake Patzcuaro salamander, is a lesser known relative of the axolotl, the small friendly faced amphibian battling extinction in Mexico City.
