List of cryptids
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The following is a list of cryptids and relicts, those animals studied under the field of cryptozoology. Their presumptive existence is often derived from anecdotal or other evidence that is considered insufficient by mainstream science. There are currently 242 species listed.
Every animal on this page is marked as one of the following:
- Unconfirmed – cryptids whose existence is alleged but not demonstrated.
- Discredited – [Explanation] – cryptids that have a body of evidence against their existence.
- Proposed [animal name] – cryptids with an accepted alternative explanation.
- Extinct – animals that are generally believed to be extinct, but which cryptozoologists believe may have an extant relict population.
Animals no longer considered cryptids are marked:
- Confirmed [animal name or cause] – animals once thought to be cryptids but whose existence has now been confirmed.
- Hoax – cryptids once thought to be real but later conclusively proven to be hoaxes.
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| Adjule | Kelb-el-khela | Proposed African Wild Dog | Canine – unrecognized canid form report from western part of Sahara by local people, and live in packs. Possible some isolated population of very rare African wild dog | North Africa |
| Agogwe | Kakundakari | Unconfirmed | Small bipedal | Eastern Africa |
| Ahool | Unconfirmed (possibly a Brown Wood-owl) | Flying animal, giant bat | Indonesia | |
| Akkorokamui | Unconfirmed (possibly a giant squid or octopus) | Fish | Japan; Thailand | |
| Almas | Abnauayu, almasty, albasty, bekk-bok, biabin-guli, golub-yavan, gul-biavan, auli-avan, kaptar, kra-dhun, ksy-giik, ksy-gyik, ochokochi, mirygdy, mulen, voita, wind-man, Zana |
Unconfirmed | Primate or hominid | Asia/Caucasus |
| Altamaha-ha | Altie | Unconfirmed | River animal | Georgia (United States) |
| "Ameranthropoides loysi" | De Loys' ape | Proposed misidentification of a spider monkey – probable hoax | Primate | South America |
| Amomongo | Negros ape | Unconfirmed | Primate | Negros, Philippines |
| Andean Wolf | Hagenbeck wolf, Andean mountain wolf, Dasycyon hagenbecki | Extinct | Canine | High Andes |
| Appalachian Black Panther | Unconfirmed | A large, black felid. A melanistic cougar | West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennslyvania, and Virginia, United States | |
| Ayia Napa sea monster | O filikos teras, Nappis | Unconfirmed | Cross of various sea creatures | Cyprus |
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| Barmanou | Unconfirmed | Primate | Middle East/Asia | |
| Batsquatch | Unconfirmed | Winged primate | Mount St. Helens, Skamania County, Washington, United States | |
| Batutut | Ujit, Nguoi Rung | Unconfirmed | Hominid | East Asia |
| Bear Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Idaho/Utah (United States) | |
| Beast of Bladenboro | Vampire Beast | Unconfirmed, may be a cougar | Blood-sucking feline-like predator | North Carolina (United States) |
| Beast of Bodmin Moor | Beast of Bodmin | Unconfirmed | Large felid | England |
| Beast of Bray Road | Michigan Dogman, Wisconsin Werewolf | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Wisconsin (United States) |
| Beast of Busco | Churubusco turtle; Oscar | Discredited | Reptile/Dinosaur | Churubusco, Indiana |
| Beast of Dean | Moose-pig | boar-like mammal | England | |
| Beast of Gévaudan | Bête du Gévaudan | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous wolf-like mammal | Gévaudan (Lozère), France |
| Bergman's bear | God bear; irkuiem | Extinct | Bear | Asia |
| Bessie | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Erie, North America | |
| Bigfoot | Sasquatch, Skookum, Yeren, Yeti, Mapinguari | Unconfirmed | Hominid or primate | North America |
| Black Shuck | Old shuck | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Coast of East Anglia, England |
| Bloop | Unconfirmed | Gigantic creature/Unconfirmed sound | South American southwest coast | |
| Bondegezou | Dingiso | Confirmed species of Tree-kangaroo, previously considered a cryptid | Tree-kangaroo | New Guinea, Indonesia |
| British big cats | Alien big cats (ABCs), phantom cats, English lions beast of Bodmin, Beast of Exmoor |
Proposed escaped animals | Carnivorous mammal | Great Britain |
| Brosno dragon | Brosnya | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Brosno, Russia |
| Bukit Timah Monkey Man | BTM | Unconfirmed | Forest-dwelling hominid or primate | Singapore |
| Bunyip | Unconfirmed (legendary creature) | Lake and cave animal | Australia | |
| Burmese gray wild dog | Unconfirmed | Canine | Burma | |
| Buru | Extinct | Reptile or giant lungfish | India | |
| Burrunjor | Arnhem Rex | Unconfirmed | Living dinosaur | Australia |
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| "Cadborosaurus willsi" | Caddy, "Cadborosaurus" | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | Pacific Coast of North America |
| Canvey Island Monster | Proposed anglerfish or batfish | Bipedal | England | |
| Champ | "Champtanystropheus", Champy | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Champlain, North America |
| Chessie (sea monster) | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | Atlantic Coast of the United States, esp. Chesapeake Bay | |
| Chupacabra | Goat Sucker | Unconfirmed. Possible TV footage, Sept 2009: CNN TV report | Reptile//Mammal/Canine, possibly 2 species; thought to be a supernatural/extraterrestrial creature by some | Mexico/Puerto Rico/Texas, United States |
| Con Rit | Many-finned Sea Serpent, Centipede, Great Sea-Centipede, Cetioscolopendra aeliana | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | Southeast Asia, coast of Algeria |
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| Dingonek | Jungle walrus | Unconfirmed | A walrus that reportedly lives in the heart of Africa | Western Africa |
| Dahu | Unconfirmed | Herbivorous mammal | France and Switzerland | |
| Deinotherium | Extinct | Herbivorous mammal | Africa | |
| Devil Bird | Ulama | Proposed Spot-bellied Eagle-owl or Sri Lankan brown owl | Bird | Sri Lanka |
| Dobhar-chu | Carnivorous mammal | Unconfirmed | Extra-large otter-like water beast | Ireland |
| Dover Demon | Unconfirmed | Bipedal, possible alien | Dover, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Drop bear | Hoax | Arboreal, predatory, koala-like marsupial, which attacks its prey by dropping onto it from above | Australia | |
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| Ebu Gogo | Homo floresiensis, "Hobbit" | Supposedly extinct, but allegedly still seen by some | Small primate or possible early hominid | Flores, Indonesia |
| Elasmotherium | Giant Rhinoceros | Extinct | Herbivorous mammal | Asia |
| Elmendorf Beast | Proposed Mexican Hairless Dog | Canid | Elmendorf, Texas (United States) | |
| Elwedritsche | Unconfirmed | Mammal | Germany | |
| Ennedi tiger | Hadjel, Gassingram, Vossoko, Mourou N'gou, Mamaimé, Dilali, Saber-toothed cat | Extinct | Carnivorous mammal | Chad, Africa |
| Emela-ntouka | Chipekwe, Irizima, Aseka-moke | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur or an undiscovered aquatic rhinoceros | Republic of the Congo |
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| Fairy | Faerie, Pixie, Sprite | Unconfirmed; some supposed photographic evidence confirmed to be a hoax | Fairy | Worldwide |
| Fear liath | Am Fear Liath Mòr, The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, Greyman | Unconfirmed | Primate; possible humanoid | Scotland |
| Flathead Lake monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Montana, United States | |
| Flatwoods monster | Green Monster, Braxton County Monster | Unconfirmed | Spade-headed extraterrestrial | West Virginia, United States |
| Flying Rod | Sky Fish, rod, sky squid | Confirmed video camera malfunction | Photographic artifact | Worldwide |
| Fouke Monster | Boggy Creek Monster | Unconfirmed | Primate; possible humanoid | Arkansas (United States) |
| Fur-bearing trout | Hoax | Fish with hair; hairy trout | North America | |
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| Garou | Loup Garou, Cajun werewolf | Unconfirmed | Wolf-like creature | Louisiana (United States) |
| Gazeka | Discredited | Mammal | Papua New Guinea | |
| Gambo | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | Africa | |
| Getzko | Gyetzko | Unconfirmed | Hominid | Poland and Belarus, Eastern Europe |
| Giant anaconda | No specimens above the size of 10.5 metres (34 ft) have been captured | Giant snake | South America | |
| Giant Snake of Mt. Tsurugi | Unconfirmed | Reptile | Japan | |
| Giglioli's whale | "Amphiptera pacifica" | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | Off Chile, Scotland and France (Mediterranean) |
| Globster | Blob | Unconfirmed | Decaying sea animal | Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean |
| Gloucester Sea serpent | Great Sea Serpent of New England | Unconfirmed | Sea serpent | Massachusetts, United States |
| Gnome of Gerona | Goblin | Unconfirmed | Small humanoid | Gerona, Spain |
| Goatman | The Maryland Goatman, Chevo Man | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | Wisconsin, Maryland, and New York (United States) |
| Grassman | Kenmore Grassman, Ohio Grassman | Unconfirmed | Bigfoot-like; primate | Kenmore, Akron, Ohio, United States |
| The Grinning Man | Indrid Cold, Karl Ardo, Demo Hassan (names of supposed Grinning Men encountered by contactees) | Unconfirmed | Extraterrestrial, Men In Black (MIB), Phantom | Elizabeth, New Jersey and Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States |
| Gunni | Hoax | Antlered, wombat-like marsupial | Marysville and surrounding area, Victoria, Australia | |
| Grootslang | Unconfirmed | Elephant with a serpent's tail | Richtersveld, South Africa | |
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| Hibagon | Hinagon | Unconfirmed | Primate | Japan |
| High-finned sperm whale | Unconfirmed | Cetacean | Shetland Islands | |
| Hodag | The Dag; Nasobatilus | Discredited; the main original proponent of its existence later admitted it to be a hoax | Carnivorous mammal/lizard | Wisconsin, United States |
| Hokkaido Wolf | Ezo Wolf | Unconfirmed | Wolf | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| "Homo gardarensis" | Discredited | Hominid (acromegalic Homo sapiens?) | Greenland | |
| Hoop snake | Hoax | Snake | United States/Australia | |
| Huay Chivo | Huaychivo | Discredited | Carnivorous mammal | Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo (Mexico) |
| Hyote | Discredited | Canine | Maryland, United States | |
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| Igopogo | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Simcoe, Ontario (Canada) | |
| Iliamna Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Iliamna, Alaska | |
| Inkanyamba | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Africa | |
| Isshii | Issie | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Japan |
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| Jackalope | antelabbit, aunt benny, Wyoming thistled hare, stagbunny | Hoax, possibly influenced by rabbits infected with the Shope papilloma virus | Herbivorous mammal | North America |
| Japanese Wolf | Extinct | Carnivorous mammal | Japan | |
| Jersey Devil | Leeds Devil | Unconfirmed | "Winged bipedal horse" | United States, esp. New Jersey |
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| Kaijin | Unconfirmed | Sea monster | Japan | |
| Kala Bandar | Black Monkey, Monkey-man of Delhi | Unconfirmed | Big black monkey seemed to be the reason of disaster in areas around Old Delhi (India) | India |
| Kappa | Gatarō, Kawako | Unconfirmed, Mythical | Bipedal | Japan |
| Kasai Rex | Discredited | Reptile/Dinosaur, possibly Carcharodontosaurus, reported to be a Tyrannosaurus rex | Africa | |
| Kelpie | Water horse | Discredited | Carnivorous equine | Scottish and Irish lakes and rivers |
| Kikiyaon | Unconfirmed | Carnivore bird | Africa | |
| Kingstie | Lake George Monster | Hoax | Lake animal | Lake Ontario, North America |
| Komodo Dragon | Komodo Monitor, Komodo Island Monitor, Ora | Confirmed | Giant lizard | Komodo Island, Rinca, Flores Island, Gili Motang (Lesser Sunda Islands) |
| Kongamato | Unconfirmed | Pterosaur/Bird/Bat | Kenya | |
| Kraken | Legendary gigantic squid | Sea animal | World's oceans | |
| Kting Voar | Holy Goat, Snake-eating Cow, Khting Vor, Linh Duong, Pseudonovibos spiralis | Discredited | Herbivorous mammal | Vietnam and Cambodia |
| Kumi Lizard | Extinct; unconfirmed | Reptile: giant monitor lizard | New Zealand | |
| Kusshii | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Japan | |
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| Lagarfljóts Worm | lagarfljóts ormurinn | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Iceland |
| Lake Tahoe Monster | Tahoe Tessie | Discredited | Lake animal | California and Nevada, United States |
| Lake Tianchi Monster | Lake Chonji Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | China |
| Lake Van Monster | Monster of Lake Van | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Turkey |
| Lake Worth monster | Lake Worth Goatman, Texas Bigfoot | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Texas, United States |
| Lariosauro | Como Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Water reptile | Italy |
| Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp | Lizard Man of Lee County | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | South Carolina, United States |
| Lizard Men | Draconian, Reptoid, Dinosauroid, Dragonoid, Reptilian | Unconfirmed, Theoretical | Bipedal | Worldwide |
| Loch Ness Monster | Nessie, Nessiteras rhombopteryx | Unconfirmed | Lake animal (plesiosaur?) | Loch Ness, Scotland |
| Loveland Frog | Loveland Lizard | Unconfirmed | Bipedal lizard or frog, first saw in Loveland, Ohio | Ohio, United States |
| Lusca | Gigantic octopus | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | World's oceans |
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| Masamin | Unconfirmed | Black creature with a beak | Wisconsin, United States | |
| MacFarlane's Bear | Ursus inopinatus | Extinct | Carnivorous mammal | Canada |
| Mahamba | Unconfirmed | Giant crocodile | Lake Likouala swamp region, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Maltese Tiger | Blue Tiger | Unconfirmed-Possible tiger with abnormal coloration due to mutation | Carnivorous mammal | China |
| Mamlambo | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | South Africa | |
| Manananggal | Unconfirmed | Humanoid | Philippines | |
| Manatee of Helena | Unconfirmed | Manatee | Saint Helena | |
| Mande Barung | Mande Burung, Indian Yeti | Unconfirmed | Humanoid | North East India |
| Manipogo | Winnipogo | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Manitoba, Canada |
| Mapinguari | Unconfirmed | Herbivorous mammal | Amazon Rainforest | |
| Maricoxi | Unconfirmed | Primate | South America | |
| Marozi | Spotted Lion | Unconfirmed, possibly extinct | Lion-like felid | Africa |
| Marsupial Lion | Thylacoleo, Thylacoleo carnifex | Extinct | Carnivorous marsupial mammal | Australia |
| Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Republic of the Congo | |
| Mecheny | Unconfirmed | Primate | Asia | |
| Megalodon | Carcharodon, Carcharocles | Extinct; considered by some to still exist | Giant shark | World's oceans |
| Megalania prisca | Giant Australian monitor lizard | Extinct, considered by some to be still alive, possibly as the Kumi Lizard | Reptile/Giant Komodo Dragon | Australia |
| Menehune | Unconfirmed | Primate | Hawaii, United States | |
| Merpeople | Mermaid/Merman | Unconfirmed, many hoaxes have been discredited | Human-Fish | The Seven Oceans and several seas |
| Messie | Unconfirmed | Lake creature | Lake Murray, South Carolina, U.S. | |
| Minhocão | Unconfirmed | Caecilian | South America | |
| Minnesota Iceman | "Homo pongoides" | Unconfirmed | Primate | Minnesota, United States |
| Mitla | Fawcett's zorro or Fawcett's cat | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Bolivia rainforest |
| Mngwa | Nunda | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Africa |
| Moa | Extinct | Giant flightless bird | New Zealand | |
| Moehau | The Hairy Moehau, The Moehau Monster | Unconfirmed | Primate | New Zealand |
| Mokele-Mbembe | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Republic of the Congo | |
| MoMo | Missouri Monster | Discredited | Primate | Missouri, United States |
| Mongolian Death Worm | Allghoi (or orghoi) khorkhoi | Unconfirmed | Worm-like animal | Gobi Desert |
| Mono Grande | Unconfirmed | Hominid | South America | |
| Montauk Monster | Mounty | Unconfirmed | Possible partly decomposed and mutilated carcass of a canine, raccoon or rodent which looked like a monster | Montauk, Long Island (United States) |
| Morag | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Scotland | |
| Mothman | Often associated with Indrid Cold, a "Grinning Man" | Unconfirmed | Winged bipedal | West Virginia, United States |
| Mountain Fennec | Vulpes sp. nov. | Unconfirmed | Fox | Southern Algeria and northern Chad, in the central Sahara mountains |
| Muckie | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lakes of Killarney, Ireland | |
| Muc-sheilch | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Scotland | |
| Muhuru | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Kenya | |
| Mussie | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Ontario, Canada | |
| Muwa | waray-waray, mawa | Unconfirmed | Primate, forest-dwelling hominid | Eastern Samar, Philippines |
| Muhm | mumh | Unconfirmed | Primate, Mountain-dwelling hominid; Female shaped animal (some old inhabitants say it was a goat-like creature, with head of female). Several dead bodies of Muhms were reported after great Earthquake of 1935. | Quetta, Pakistan |
| Mylodon | Extinct, though considered by some to still exist | Giant ground sloth | Southern Patagonian forests | |
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| Nabau | Unconfirmed | Giant snake | Malaysia | |
| Naga | Naga, Nak, Phaya Nak | Unconfirmed | Legendary large snake | Mekong river border between Thailand and Laos |
| Nahuelito | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Nahuel Huapi Lake, Argentina | |
| Nandi Bear | Chemosit,[1] Chimiset, Chimisit, Duba, Engargiya, Gadett, Ikimizi, Kerit, Kikambangwe, Kikomba, Koddoelo, Ngoloko, Sabrookoo, Shivuverre | Proposed hyena | Carnivorous mammal | Africa |
| Ndendeki (giant turtle) | Unconfirmed | Reptile | Republic of the Congo | |
| Neo-Giant | Unconfirmed | Primate | Worldwide | |
| Ngoima (giant monkey-eating Eagle) | Unconfirmed | Carnivore bird | Republic of the Congo | |
| Ningen | Unconfirmed | Sea monster with human features | Antarctic Ocean. Pacific Ocean near Japan | |
| Ngoubou | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Cameroon | |
| Nguma-monene | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Republic of the Congo | |
| Nyalmo | Nyulmo | Unconfirmed | Primate-like | Himalayas, Asia |
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| Ogopogo | N'ha•a•itk, Naitaka | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Okanagan, Canada |
| Old Yellow Top | Unconfirmed | Primate | Canada | |
| Olitiau | Unconfirmed | Winged animal: bat or flying reptile | Cameroon | |
| Onza | Unconfirmed | Big Cat: possibly a new species of cougar | Latin America | |
| Orang-Bati | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | Indonesia | |
| Orang Mawas | Mawa, Orang Dalam, hantu jerang gigi | Unconfirmed | Primate | Malaysia |
| Orang Pendek | Unconfirmed | Primate, has been associated with Homo floresiensis | Sumatra | |
| Owlman | Cornish Owlman, The Owlman of Mawnan | Unconfirmed | Bird | England |
| Ozark Howler | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Arkansas & Missouri (United States) | |
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| Peluda | Shaggy Beast, La Velue | Discredited | A porcupine-like body, a snake's neck, head, and tail, large, tortoise-like feet, and a green color | La Ferté-Bernard, France |
| Phantom cat | Alien Big Cats (ABCs) | Proposed escaped animals | Carnivorous mammal | Worldwide |
| Phantom kangaroo | Proposed escaped animals | Marsupials | Various | |
| Phaya Naga | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Laos, Thailand | |
| Phoenix | Unconfirmed/Mythical bird | Legendary bird | Worldwide | |
| Pinatubo lake monsters | Discredited – groups of fish swarming together, seeming like an unknown creature | Lake animal, giant eel | Zambales, Philippines | |
| Pogeyan | Unconfirmed – known to local people, sighted by Western naturalist | Grey felid; possible leopard colour morph or out-of-place Asian lion | Ghats (Himalayan foothills), India | |
| Popobawa | Unconfirmed | Africa | ||
| Pope Lick Monster | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | Kentucky, United States | |
| Poukai | Pouakai | Extinct | Large carnivorous eagle | New Zealand |
| Pressie | Unconfirmed | Lake creature | Michigan, United States | |
| Pukwudgie | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | Massachusetts, United States | |
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| Qilin | Unconfirmed | Chimera | China | |
| Queensland Tiger | Yarri, the Beast of Buderim | Unconfirmed, possibly a thylacine | Carnivorous mammal | Australia |
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| Rat king | Unconfirmed | Group of rats | Europe | |
| Renton River Beast | Unconfirmed | Humanoid | Pacific Northwest of the U.S. | |
| Rhinoceros Dolphin | Unconfirmed | Cetacean | ||
| Ropen | Indava, duwas, seklo-bali, kundua, wawanar | Unconfirmed | Flying animal/Pterodactyl | Papua New Guinea |
| Row | Discredited | Reptile | New Guinea | |
| Ryugyo | Unconfirmed | Sturgeon-like fish | Japan | |
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| Sal'awa | Seth, Salaawa | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Egypt |
| Sampson | Unconfirmed | Giant carnivorous snapping turtle | Sampsons Pond, Carver, Massachusetts (United States) | |
| Sea monk | Discredited – misidentifications of known animals | Sea animal | World's oceans | |
| Sea monsters | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | World's oceans | |
| Sea serpent | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | World's oceans | |
| Setontot | Discredited | A creature rumored to exist in the dense jungles of Malaysia. It is described as ground-dwelling and slow-moving | Malaysia | |
| Selma | Seljordsormen | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Seljord, Telemark, Norway |
| Sharlie | Slimy slim, The twilight dragon of Payette lake | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Payette, McCall, Idaho, United States |
| Shug Monkey | Unconfirmed | Primate | Europe | |
| Shunka Warakin | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal; wolf-like, boar-like, hyena-like | American West (especially Montana) | |
| Sigbin | Unconfirmed | Canine, Cat-fox, civet | Philippines | |
| Simurgh | "Dog-bird", Angha | Unconfirmed | Bird | Iran |
| Sirrush | Mushrushu | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Africa, Ancient Babylon |
| Skunk Ape | Unconfirmed | Primate | Florida, United States | |
| Skvader | "Tetrao lepus pseudo-hybridus rarissimus L" | Hoax | Mammal | Sundsvall, Sweden |
| Slow Down | Unidentified sound | Sea creature | Pacific Ocean | |
| Smilodon | Saber Tooth Tiger, Sabre-toothed Cat | Extinct, though considered by some to still exist | Felid | Deep jungles in Colombia and southern Argentina |
| Spring Heeled Jack | Springheel Jack | Unconfirmed | Demon | United Kingdom |
| Steller's Sea Ape | Unconfirmed, possibly Northern Fur Seal | Sea animal | Pacific Ocean | |
| Storsjöodjuret | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Sweden | |
| Stronsay Beast | Discredited – Identified as a basking shark | Sea animal | Orkney, Scotland | |
| Sucuriju Gigante | Giant Bull Eater; Giant Anaconda | Unconfirmed | Giant boa | Amazonia |
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| Takitaro | Unconfirmed | Giant fish | Japan | |
| Tatzelwurm | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Amphibian | European Alps | |
| Teggie | Unconfirmed | Crocodile/Small plesiosaur | Llyn Tegid, Wales | |
| Thunderbird | Unconfirmed | Giant bird | North America | |
| Thylacine | Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf | Extinct (rumored extant), may be the Queensland Tiger | Carnivorous marsupial | Tasmania, Australia |
| Tjutjuna | Chuchunaa | Unconfirmed | Primate | Russia |
| Trinity Alps giant salamander | Unconfirmed | Salamander | California, United States | |
| Trunko | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | South Africa | |
| Tsuchinoko | Unconfirmed | Snake | Japan | |
| Tsul 'Kalu | Unconfirmed | Primate | American West | |
| Turtle Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Tapire-lauara | Unconfirmed | Lion/Pig | Amazon Rainforest | |
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| Veo | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Indonesia | |
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| Waheela | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Canada | |
| Waitoreke | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | New Zealand | |
| Will-o'-the-wisp | Hinkypunk, ignis fatuus | Discredited - Swamp gas | Ghostly light | Wetlands throughout Canada, Europe and USA |
| Willy | Unconfirmed | Aquatic creature | Willoughby, Vermont, United States | |
| Wippy | Whippy | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Massawepie Lake, Canada |
| Wolpertinger | "Crisensus bavaricus" | Hoax | Mammal | Germany |
| Winnie | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire (United States) | |
| Wucharia | Unconfirmed | Canine | Danakil depression, Eritrea | |
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| Yeren | Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman | Unconfirmed | Primate (possible hominin) | China |
| Yeti | Abominable Snowman | Unconfirmed | Primate | Himalayas (Asia) |
| Yowie | Unconfirmed | Primate | Australia | |
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| Zanzibar Leopard | Panthera pardus adersi | Critically endangered or possibly extinct | Feline | Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania |
| Ziphius | The Water Owl | Confirmed Cuvier's Beaked Whale | Cetacean | Worldwide oceans |
| Zuiyō Maru creature | Thought in the beginning to be a plesiosaur. Possible basking shark carcass | Carcass | New Zealand | |
[edit] See also
- Category: Cryptids
- Cryptozoology
- Legendary creature
- List of legendary creatures
- List of figures in cryptozoology
- List of reported lake monsters
- List of megafauna discovered in modern times
- Monster
- Crypsis – camouflage as used by animals
- Fearsome critters
- Globster
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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