MOSS BLUFF, La. (AP) — Fifth-grader A.J. Williams of Moss Bluff already has a scientific publication to his credit.

The 126-word-long geographic distribution note in “Herpetology Review” reports that the Rio Grande chirping frog, native to Mexico and far south Texas, has been found in the wild in A.J.’s home town.

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