nytimes August 4, 2021 12:01am How a Gecko From Africa Crossed the Atlantic Ocean #lizards #invasivespecies #africa #slaveryhistorical #geneticsandheredity #florida #caribbeanarea #royalsocietyopensciencejournal #research #yourfeedscience #yourfeedanimals #latinamerica #ishanagarwal #aaronbauer #atlanticocean #science #news How a Gecko From Africa Crossed the Atlantic Ocean The African house gecko, one of the most widely distributed invasive reptiles in the world, may have moved with the trans-Atlantic slave trade.