Looking for Lizards

Published: June 11, 2019, 10 a.m.

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Bill and Bob explore a lizard that started showing up in Cincinnati in the 1950\\u02bcs. Tune in for the fascinating story of how this lizard got to Cincinnati all the way from Italy.

Our sources for this episode include:

  • Revisiting Some Scaly Old Friends
    https://bygl.osu.edu/node/926
  • Bottlenecks and Microhabitat Preference in Invasive Wall Lizard, Podarcis muralis
    https://etd.ohiolink.edu/ap/10?0::NOM10MP10_ETD_SUBIDM89321
  • They came from Italy. Now, they outnumber us all.
    https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/08/31/they-came-italy-now-theyoutnumber-us-all/591532001/
  • Lazarus Lizards Rise in Cincinnati
    https://bygl.osu.edu/node/585
  • Ohio Division of Natural Resources (ODNR) Conservation Education Materials
    http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/education-and-outdoor-discovery/conservation-education-project-wild/education-materials
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