Italian Wall Lizard Populations

[Carl]

Hello,
I mostly herp in the NY/NJ area tracking down Wall Lizard populations. I have managed to find them in 4 of the 5 boroughs as well as NY state, CT, MO & NJ. I have absolutely fallen in love with these little guys in the past year or so since I first saw them in Westbury, NY. I am mainly trying to track down the population in Manhattan to concur all 5 boroughs and more populations in the boroughs. (Too many in Nassau & Suffolk County to count) Would anyone happen to know where the Manhattan population is or any others in the NY Metro area? Below is a list of all the population I know of, any additional info would be greatly appreciated.

New Jersey
-Mnt Laurel Municipal Area & Adjacent Neighborhood Verified

Pennsylvania
-Bucks County, not sure where though.

New York State
-Hasting-On-Hudson Verified
-Much of Central Nassau County (Garden City, Hempstead, Westbury) Verified

The Bronx
-New York Botanical Gardens Verified
-Pelham Bay Park (Searched multiple times but cant seem to find them)

Queens
-Queens College Verified
-Queens Botanical Gardens Verified
-Mnt Zion Cemetery Verified
-Much of the Queens Cemetery Belt

Brooklyn
-Washing Cemetery Verified
-Freinds Field Verified
-Cypress Hills Cemetery
-Highland Park Verified

-Brooklyn College????

Staten Island
-Historic Richmondtown Verified
-United Hebrew Cemetery Verified
-New Dorp

Connecticut
-Cos Cobs Train Station & RR Right-of-Way south to the bridge Verified
-Neighborhood east of tracks/ south of railway station Verified

Massachusetts
-Fenway Victory Gardens Boston

 

[Carl]

This is a map of what info/ observations I've gathered so far.
Green= I have physically seen it (mostly just a way for me to keep track of where I've been).
Blue=Known population or suspected population.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GPT3X6bSJsg1MwjQVJWfn3PlVKg&usp=sharing

 

[snowgyre]

Carl, this is really great information you've gathered. If you don't mind, can you please start taking photographs of individuals you encounter and upload them to www.herpmapper.org/submit? That way they're in a formalized database that biologists can request data directly from. I'm hoping to track down some of these critters myself the next time I'm in the northeast.

 

[Carl]

OK, will do. PM next time your up here in the NY Metro area. Love to show you some of the better spots (guaranteed to catch at least one, cuz they're fast as hell)

 

[Carl]

UPDATE: 8/21/17 Spent Sat exploring the range on the SI populations and a few in Flushing

New Jersey
-Mnt Laurel Municipal Area & Adjacent Neighborhood Verified

Pennsylvania
-Bucks County, not sure where though.

New York State
-Hasting-On-Hudson Verified
-Much of Central Nassau County (Garden City, Hempstead, Westbury) Verified

The Bronx
-New York Botanical Gardens Verified
-Pelham Bay Park (Searched multiple times but cant seem to find them)

Queens
-Queens College Verified
-Queens Botanical Gardens Verified
-Mnt Zion Cemetery Verified
-Mnt Hebron Cemetery Verified
-Much of the Queens Cemetery Belt
-Albert P. Mauro Playground Verified

Brooklyn
-Washing Cemetery Verified
-Freinds Field Verified
-Cypress Hills Cemetery
-Highland Park Verified

-Brooklyn College????

Staten Island
-Historic Richmondtown Verified
-United Hebrew Cemetery Verified
-New Dorp (Locals say they said "Theyre around, see them every once in a while)
-Ocean View Cemetery Verified
-Fredrick Douglas Memorial Park Verified

Connecticut
-Cos Cobs Train Station & RR Right-of-Way south to the bridge Verified
-Neighborhood east of tracks/ south of railway station Verified

Massachusetts
-Fenway Victory Gardens Boston

 

[blueboost68]

Great work we need more people in the field like you. Cheers and keep up the good work.

 

[Carl]

Update 9/22/17

Did some exploring in the Queens Cemetery Belt a few weeks ago to get a better idea of the population out there.

New Jersey
-Mnt Laurel Municipal Area & Adjacent Neighborhood Verified

Pennsylvania
-Bucks County, not sure where though.

New York State
-Hasting-On-Hudson Verified
-Much of Central Nassau County (Garden City, Hempstead, Westbury) Verified

The Bronx
-New York Botanical Gardens Verified
-Pelham Bay Park (Searched multiple times but cant seem to find them)

Queens
-Queens College Verified
-Queens Botanical Gardens Verified
-Mnt Zion Cemetery Verified
-Mnt Hebron Cemetery Verified
-Much of the Queens Cemetery Belt Verified
-Albert P. Mauro Playground Verified
-Mt Judah Cemetery Verified

Brooklyn
-Washing Cemetery Verified
-Friends Field Verified
-Cypress Hills Cemetery
-Highland Park Verified
-Evergreen Cemetery
-Cypress Hills National Cemetery
-Trinity Cemetery
-Brooklyn College????

Staten Island
-Historic Richmondtown Verified
-United Hebrew Cemetery Verified
-New Dorp (Locals say they said "They're around, see them every once in a while)
-Ocean View Cemetery Verified
-Fredrick Douglas Memorial Park Verified

Connecticut
-Cos Cobs Train Station & RR Right-of-Way south to the bridge Verified
-Neighborhood east of tracks/ south of railway station Verified

Massachusetts
-Fenway Victory Gardens Boston

 

[JohnRobinson]

Bucks County, PA population

Possible lead on the Bucks County, PA population:
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes....cle_e4e5ea61-8b55-53ed-94cd-3cbf103a0740.html