Earth's Most Interesting Cold-Blooded Animals Photographed Over 30 Years
Matthijs Kuijpers is known and regarded greatly for his work of amphibian and reptile photography. He has given 27 years of his life to it.
To document these beautiful creations of nature, he had to travel around the world. He has been able to capture some of the most beautiful and stunning cold-blooded animals, some of which are endangered.
Kuijpers book Cold Instinct is a collection of some of the best photographs out of his extensive work. Over the years he has photographed approx 1500 species globally and the book contains 70 of the best shots.
Kuijpers shares while talking about his work, “What I want to show in my photos is the essence of the animal. I hope to remove misconceptions and fear that many commonly have in regards to coldblooded animals.”
Scroll down to take a look at the beauty and magnanimity of these creatures even though you may be scared of a few of them. But that's what the photographer wants to achieve through these photographs for people to see past their fears.
You can pre-order his book Cold Instincts here: Indiegog
To check out more of his work, hop on to his: Instagram Facebook Website
1. Solomon island leaf frog (Ceratobatrachus guentheri)
2. The Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
3. Matthijs Kuijpers – Cold Instinct, Atelopus spumarius barbotini
4. Boophis luteus, Madagascar
5. European green lizard (Lacerta viridis) male
6. Ranitomeya veriablis, Spotted dart frog,Peru
7. Ahaetulla mysterizand, Malayan vine snake, Malaysia
8. Alligator mississippiensis, Albino alligator, USA
9. Western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis)
10. Green tree python, Morelia viridis
11. Red-bellied Shortneck Turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
12. Chalcides sexlineatus, Gran Canaria blue-tailed skink, Gran Canaria island, Canary islands, Spain
13. Serrated casquehead iguana (Laemanctus serratus)
14. Corsican fire salamander, Salamandra corsica
15. Parrotsnake (Leptophis ahaetulla)
16. Atheris hispida, Hairy bush viper, DR Congo
17. Leptodactylus laticeps, Coralline frog, Paraguay
18. Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma charlesbogerti)
19. Pantherophis guttata, two headed snake
20. Phyllomedusa bicolor, Giant leaf frog
21. Corallus batesii, Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa, Brazil
22. Crocodilus niloticus, Nile crocodile, Africa
23. Gekko smithii
24. Dendrobates tinctorius azureus, Azure Dart Frog, Suriname
25. White-lipped island pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris insularis)
26. Amazonian horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta)
27. Cameroon dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus conraui)
28. Trioceros jacksonii, Jackson's horned chameleon
29. Lothara's gecko (Paroedura lohatsara)
30. Collett's snake, Pseudechis colletti
31. Tokeh (Gekko gecko)
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