Introduced
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To establish in law that henceforth the “Blanchard's cricket frog” (acris crepitans blanchardii) shall be designated as the official State of Michigan amphibian. At present, Michigan does not have an official state amphibian. Past bills have proposed designating the northern spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer), the marbled salamander (Ambystome opacum) and the eastern gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor). Note: The Blanchard's cricket frog is named after a herpetologist, not a former Democratic Michigan Governor of the same name.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
