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AJC.com > Legislature > Georgia Beat > Archives > 2005 > February > 22 > Entry
Green tree frog makes small hop toward honor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The green tree frog took a small hop toward becoming the official state amphibian Tuesday.
Students from Armuchee Elementary School near Rome in northeast Georgia came up with the idea to honor the creature in 2003 after learning the state has an official flower, bird, fish, tree, insect, marine mammal, reptile, fossil, gem, vegetable, fruit, wildflower, crop and seashell — but no state amphibian.
But the bill failed to pass.
Sen. Preston Smith (R-Rome) renewed the effort this year. On Tuesday the Senate, where the bill has stalled in the past, unanimously approved the little fella’s status as official amphibian.
Smith’s bill now goes to the House for consideration.
— Carlos Campos
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