Earth's Most Interesting Cold-Blooded Animals Photographed Over 30 Years

“What I want to show in my photos is the essence of the animal."

Ansa

• Published in Animal Stories
• October 3, 2021

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)

Ansa