When I first moved near downtown in 1984 I discovered my area of Cincinnati was home to the same little lizards that were plentiful in Florida and California. I loved them, and they were everywhere around my pool. Here's how they got there. Until today I did not know they were Italian.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/cincinnati-wall-lizards-history-survival?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=facebook::cmp=editorial::add=fbh20250329animals-cincinnatiwalllizardshistoryfreemiumhedcard&linkId=785912371
