are we in Vegas yet?

when I see reptiles I always think of the desert, places like las Vegas with its hot sunny arid heat - not so much like the yucky humid heat we have been experiencing on long island these last few days. not that I would mind other desert places, but in Vegas, you do get to experience a variety of things and I'm not inferring hangover part three type things either! I'm thinking of other things to do in Vegas like seeing a show or visiting the hoover dam. over the years I've seen a lot of shows in new york but the idea of seeing one in vegas then lounging by the pool afterwards sounds pretty sweet to me. 
but I digress, these lizards aren't actually from the desert. believe it or not they are from garden city long island. my brother pointed them out to me while walking through his garden on mother's day. here they are posing for the camera underneath the a.c. unit. 
legend has it they emigrated from northern italy back in the late 60's where they broke free enroute to a pet store. 
I wish they lived in my garden.