Wall Street Journal: Students Asked Lawmakers to Honor a Salamander. Then Things Got Weird Menu Links in this section December 1, 2017 Download Image: Web The Wall Street Journal weighed in Lycoming’s campaign to make the Eastern Hellbender the Pennsylvania State Amphibian. The story featured a photo of Research Associate Peter Petokas and students. Read about it here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/students-asked-lawmakers-to-honor-a-salamander-then-things-got-weird-1512148133