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Matthijs Kuijpers is a Dutch adventurer and photographer. He spent the last 27 years traveling and taking pictures of the most dangerous, surprising and endangered cold blooded animals out there.

Matthijs collected his best shots in his first book: COLD INSTINCT. In order to make this a reality, he just launched a crowdfunding campaign.

This book is an unparalleled collection of some of the most peculiar species that has ever crawled or slithered on Earth; and some of which are carefully dwelling in the most hidden crevices of the Planet!

You can follow The Cold Instinct project on Instagram.

More info: kickstarter.com | Instagram

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Blue White-Lipped Island Pit Viper

Blue White-Lipped Island Pit Viper

A spectacular nocturnal snake species with heat pits that enable the snake to “see” in the dark.

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Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko

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Cordylus Cataphracus

Cordylus Cataphracus

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#5

Gran Canaria Blue Tailed Skink

Gran Canaria Blue Tailed Skink

Chalcides Sexlineatus also known as Gran Canaria blue tailed skink.

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Masobe Gecko

Masobe Gecko

Only discovered in 2010. This is a rare species highly threatened by the conversion of low elevation rain forest into farmland and the extraction of timber.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

so many marvels on Earth... the real treasures disappearing at an accelerated rate due to pestilent humans multiplying, eating and polluting everything as they go!

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Siamese Peninsula Pitviper

Siamese Peninsula Pitviper

The pit next to the eye allow these snakes to have infrared vision.

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#8

Jackson’s Chameleon

Jackson’s Chameleon

A true dragon of our time. Found in high altitude tropical forest. The horns are used in battle with other males and to impress the ladies.

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#9

Strawberry Poison Frog

Strawberry Poison Frog

Oophaga Pumilio, also known as Strawberry Poison Frog.

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Dyeing Poison Frog

Dyeing Poison Frog

Dendrobates Tinctorius, also known as Dyeing Poison Frog.

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Splash-Back Poison Frog

Splash-Back Poison Frog

Ranitomeya Variabilis also known as Splash-Back Poison Frog.

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Purple Harlequin Toad

Purple Harlequin Toad

Discovered in 2013. They are found on Mt Nassau, Suriname, due to illegal gold mining they can be considered critically endangered and are in real danger of already being extinct.

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Cornsnake

Cornsnake

This bizarre image showcase an unusual quirk of nature in the reptile world - a snake born with two heads. The condition of growing two heads, polycephaly, is rare in nature, but can occur through the same process that creates conjoined twins in humans. Both of the animal's heads seek food independently of the other.

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Western Blue-Tongued Skink

Western Blue-Tongued Skink

Named after their blue tongues. These are large, massive lizards that are omnivorous.

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Mount Hanang Chameleon

Mount Hanang Chameleon

These are high altitude reptiles living in moorland between 2.700m and 3.300 m. Due to the extreme UV radiation at these altitudes they have a very thick skin.

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Northern Green Tree Python

Northern Green Tree Python

The colors of these snakes are actually excellent camouflage between the rainforest leaves.

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Giant Monkey Frog

Giant Monkey Frog

The skin secretion of this giant tree frog species is known as Vacina do sapo and contains different skin poisons. It is used in cleansing rituals and induces intense vomiting.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

at first glance, i honestly thought the back legs were human arms

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Golden Poison Frog

Golden Poison Frog

Phyllobates Terribilis also Golden Poison Frog. The most poisonous animal on earth.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Question: I thought the Box Jellyfish was the most poisonous animal on Earth... followed by Brazilian wandering spiders, Sydney funnel-web spider and Australian brown snakes....

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Anthony's Poison Arrow Frog

Anthony's Poison Arrow Frog

Epipedobates Anthonyi, also known as Anthony's poison arrow frog.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Produces epibatidine, a non-opioid painkiller that is 200 times stronger than morphine, and is not addictive. Unfortunately, at high doses, epibatidine is toxic.

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Triangle Frog

Triangle Frog

Cornufer guentheri also known as Triangle Frog.

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