Plank has been released on $10,000 bond and will be arraigned in federal court on Dec. 21.
Authorities say the lizards' value totals more than $8,500. All Australian reptiles are strictly regulated and Plank did not have a permit for them.
Man who allegedly strapped lizards to chest in airport arrested
LOS ANGELES, CA The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old
Michael Plank of Lomita, Calif., was returning from Australia when
U.S. Customs agents found two geckos, two monitor lizards and 11
skinks -- another type of lizard -- fastened to his body Tuesday.
