In a darkened restaurant in southern China, a “slender” creature perched on the wall. A beam of light swept across the room, spooking the “large”-eyed animal. A flashlight-holding scientist watched ...

For Cincinnatians, the sight of a small lizard scurrying across a sidewalk or hanging out on an alley wall isn’t surprising. For more than 70 years, European common wall lizards, known locally as ...