Wednesday’s unseasonably warm weather led many Upper West Siders to wear short-sleeve shirts and take the family pet out for a nice walk — even if that pet is a lizard.
L.B., who took the photo above at 86th and Amsterdam, believes the lizard-walker may be Orange is the New Black actress Constance Shulman, who is known to have a 14-inch lizard that she sometimes takes outside.
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Now I’ve seen it all.
And….the lizard looks real comfortable
back in its natural habitat.
Wait!
A new marketing opportunity!!
Someone should create:”PLEASE CURB YOUR LIZARD”
signs and sell them to the brownstone owners, et. al.
God, I love this city and all the freaks that live here.
And why not! Lizards love the sun too! :3
Has that Lizard had a date with the famous Tortoise, [which may still be walked in Central Park ?]. n.b. Alice in Wonderland’s poem , [recited by the Gryphon [?]] Seen a Monitor Lizard ! Beware of walking outside with some pet birds: even w/clipped Wings, some may fly away. Glad it’s NOT a boa constrictor; [2 scary incidents].
It’s totally her. I’ve seen her in the neighborhood 🙂
It is her. That is the same species, Uromastyx.
I think that is that actress! I was standing next to her at the Genius Bar in Lincoln Square once, so she lives in the neighborhood.
Adorable Lizard!
That blue jacket isn’t a great color for the lizard.
Lizards should not be pets. They should be in their natural habitat.
Has the lizard had its shots?
I really hate this trend of taking candid photos of people and posting them online for public ridicule. When did this become OK?
Ever try fried lizard ? I hear it tastes like chicken.