Looking for Lizards

Bill and Bob explore a lizard that started showing up in Cincinnati in the 1950ʼs. 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