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Old 01-21-2009, 12:17 PM
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On a lighter note, getting away from the majority of the doom and gloom economy and poor quality of life posts...

I was just curious as to how widespread these little guys are getting across the Island. I've heard about scattered sightings in Bayshore,
Valley Stream, Westbury and Oceanside.
In fact, at my last house in Oceanside, during the summer it looked like
S. Florida in my yard, they were everywhere, I loved it.
They seem to be pretty hearty, as I've seen them in my yard through early December, on mild days. I've also been told they eat many of the insects that normally invade your home -ants, silverfish, spiders etc...

So how many of you have these cool little creatures roaming your yard?
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Old 01-21-2009, 02:37 PM
 
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We have them in Bellmore . Lots of them !
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Old 01-21-2009, 02:48 PM
 
Location: Palm Coast, FL & Floral Park, NY
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I never knew they were around LI. Good bug deterrent.
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:07 PM
 
Location: Albany (school) NYC (home)
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The first time I've ever seen a lizard was down south. Never knew Long Island has them.
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:12 PM
 
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Quick question...When you see these lizards have you been drinking? lol. I never seen a lizard on LI in the wild.
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:19 PM
 
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The Lizard King -- Newsday.com (http://www.newsday.com/other/special/naturalworld/ny-walllizard3272636may11,0,7403536.story - broken link)
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:31 PM
 
Location: bay shore
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ive never seen a lizard on LI.
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:44 PM
 
Location: Back in New York
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I believe they are Italian Wall lizards....never saw one on the Island but its very cool to know they are here.
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:45 PM
 
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None. When I was a kid my Grandma had a ton of frogs in her backyard. She was in Plainview.
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Old 01-21-2009, 04:42 PM
 
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What species? What do they look like?

I too, have never seen lizards on LI. Plenty of toads (Fowlers' Toad) some snakes (garter and DeKay's) but never any lizards.

And, yes, they're great insect eaters. I wouldn't mind having a few where I live now. We have lots of roaches and lizards would eat them up.
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