English to Italian Marketing Textiles / Clothing / Fashion shoes

Minter, raised in Florida, is an auteur of hyper real, erotic imagery in photographic and enamel on aluminum works which play with the high glamour and erotica of the fashion world. [...] Her infamous lip glossed mouths sucking diamonds, lizard heels splashing in dirty water are aligned with XY’s vision of edgy glamour for XXX.

Here is where you can see Minter's photo:

http://hydeordie.com/post/77318901/art-crush-of-the-day-mari...

I thought 'lizard' had something to do with the leather motif, but apparently it has not.
Does it refer to the size or pattern of heels or what ?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Manuela:-)