![Illinois Wesleyan University Professor Edgar Lehr, second from right, with other researchers in Peru.](/images/uploads/_small/edgar-lehr-team.jpeg)
An Illinois professor discovered a new lizard in Peru. Then a drug cartel discovered him.
Illinois Wesleyan University Professor Edgar Lehr and a team of Peruvian scientists recently discovered a previously unknown species of lizard in the Andes Mountains. But his trip was cut short when the team realized drug traffickers were nearby and had begun following their movements.