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 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The bullfrog sounds off with its resonant croak at ponds across North Carolina in the summer, and some young students believe its statewide presence should make it the official state amphibian. But scientists figure there are better choices out there.
A fourth-grade class from a Plymouth elementary school has asked lawmakers to grant the bullfrog the designation. The state House passed a bill to do so, and the measure is now pending in the Senate. Yet the state Herpetological Society says the bullfrog is a little too common in a state with a diverse amphibian population.
North Carolina has 30 species of frogs and 60 species of salamanders, rivaled only by neighboring Georgia.
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