While many Providence residents woke up on Jan. 27 to a pristine sheet of snow outside their windows, Providence resident Frank Hardy was greeted by something different: an injured tegu — a type of large lizard indigenous to South America — lying in his lawn.
After some initial confusion, Hardy brought the lizard, later dubbed Frankie, into his house to warm it up and immediately sought care for the animal.
Hardy did not respond to a request for comment…