List of cryptids

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 insufficient scientific evidence.

All animals on this page are marked as one of the following:

• unconfirmed — cryptids whose existence is alleged but demonstrated.
• verified - [animal name] — animals once thought to be cryptids but whose existence has now been verified.
• discredited - [explanation] — cryptids who have a body of evidence against their existence.
• proposed [animal name] — cryptids with an accepted alternative explanation.
• extinct — animals who are now extinct, but which cryptozoologists believe may have an extant relict population.

Name	Other names	Status	Description	Location
A
Acinonyx jubatus guttatus	Woolly cheetah	Unconfirmed	Big cat - alleged genetic variant of cheetah	Africa
Adjule	Kelb-el-khela	Unconfirmed	Canine - phantom dog	North Africa
Agogwe		Unconfirmed	Small Bipedal	Eastern Africa
Agta	Kapre	Unconfirmed	Primate, forest-dwelling hominid	Visayas, Philippines
Ahool		Unconfirmed	Flying animal	Indonesia
Akkorokamui		Unconfirmed	Fish	Japan; Thailand
Alan		Unconfirmed	Flying animal, bird-man	Philippines
Almas	Abnauayu, almosty, 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 (US state) (United States)
Amarok		Unconfirmed	Giant wolf of Inuit mythology	Arctic
“Ameranthropoides loysi”	De Loys’ ape	Discredited - probable misidentification of a spider monkey	Primate	South America
Amomongo	Negros ape	Unconfirmed	Primate	Negros, Philippines
Andean wolf	Hagenbeck wolf, Andean mountain wolf, Dasycyon hagenbecki	Extinct	Canine	High Andes
Arctodus simus	Giant short-faced bear	Extinct	Giant grizzly bear	Canada and USA
Ayia Napa Sea Monster	Sea beast, O filikos teras, Nappis	Unconfirmed	Cross of various prehistoric sea creatures	Cyprus
B
Barmanou		Unconfirmed	Primate	Middle East/Asia
Batutut	Ujit	Unconfrimed	Hominid	East Asia
Bear Lake Monster		Discredited	Lake animal	Idaho/Utah (United States)
Beast of Bodmin Moor	Beast of Bodmin	Unconfirmed	Large Felid	United Kingdom
Beast of Bray Road	Michigan Dogman	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Wisconsin (United States)
Beast of Busco	Churubusco turtle; Oscar	Unconfirmed	Reptile/dinosaur	United States
Beast of Gévaudan		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	France
Bergman’s bear	God bear; irkuiem	Extinct	Bear	Asia
Bessie		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Erie, North America
Bigfoot	Sasquatch, Skookum	Unconfirmed	Hominid or primate	North America
Bili ape	Bondo mystery ape	Unconfirmed	Primate - Alleged variant population of Pan troglodytes	Democratic Republic of Congo
Black Shuck	Old shuck	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Coast of East Anglia, England
Bloop		Unconfirmed	Gigantic creature/Unconfirmed sound	South American southwest coast
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		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Brosno, Russia
Bukit Timah Monkey Man	BTM	Unconfirmed	Forest-dwelling hominid or primate	Singapore
Bunyip		Unconfirmed	Lake and cave animal	Australia
Burmese gray wild dog		Discredited	Canine	Burma
Buru		Extinct	Reptile or giant lungfish	India
Burrunjor	Arnhem Rex	Unconfirmed	Living Dinosaur	Australia
C
“Cadborosaurus willsi”	Caddy, “Cadborosaurus”	Unconfirmed	Sea Animal	Pacific Coast of North America
Canvey Island Monster		Proposed anglerfish or batfish	Bipedal	United Kingdom
Caspian Tiger	Persian Tiger	Extinct	Tiger	Turkey
Cat-fox		Unconfirmed	Mammal	Borneo
Champ	“Champtanystropheus”	Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Lake Champlain, North America
Chessie (sea monster)		Unconfirmed	Sea Animal	Atlantic Coast of United States/ Chesapeake Bay
Chupacabra	Goat Sucker	Unconfirmed	Reptile/Mammal/Canine	Mexico/Puerto Rico/Texas
Con Rit	Many-finned Sea Serpent, Cetacean Centipede, Great Sea-Centipede, Cetioscolopendra aeliana	Unconfirmed	Sea Animal	Southeast Asia, coast of Algeria
D
Dahu		Unconfirmed	Herbivorous Mammal	France, Switzerland
Deinotherium		Extinct	Herbivorous Mammal	Africa
Devil Bird	Ulama	Unconfirmed	Bird	Sri Lanka
Dobhar-chu	Carnivorous Mammal	Unconfirmed	Ireland
Dodo		Extinct	Small Bird	Mauritius
Dover Demon		Unconfirmed	Bipedal, alien like	United States, Massachusetts
E
Ebu Gogo	Homo Floresiensis	Extinct	Primate	Flores, Indonesia
Elasmotherium	Giant Rhinoceros	Extinct	Herbivorous Mammal	Asia
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	Republic of the Congo
F
Fear liath	Am Fear Liath Mòr, The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, Greyman	Unconfirmed	Primate	Scotland
Flatwoods Monster	Green Monster, Braxton County Monster	Unconfirmed	Extraterrestrial	United States, West Virginia
Flying Rod	Sky Fish	Discredited	Possible bird or insect, likely a camera illusion	Worldwide
Fouke Monster	Boggy Creek Monster	Unconfirmed	Primate	United States, Arkansas
Fur-bearing Trout		Discredited	Fish with hair	North America
G
Gazeka		Discredited	Mammal	Papua New Guinea
Gambo		Unconfirmed	Sea Animal	Africa
Giant anaconda		Unconfirmed	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	Usually rotted tissue from whales or basking sharks. Sometimes can't be confirmed	Sea Animal carcass	World’s Oceans
Glocester Sea Serpent		unconfirmed	sea monster	United States,Massachusets
Goatman	The Maryland Goatman, Chevo Man	Unconfirmed	Bipedal	United States, Wisconsin, Maryland, New York State
Grassman	Kenmore Grassman, Ohio Grassman	Unconfirmed	Bipedal, Possibly Primate and relative of Sasquatch	Kenmore,Akron,Ohio, United States
Gnomes		Discredited	Small humanoid	Argentina
H
Hibagon	Hinagon	Unconfirmed	Primate	Japan
High-finned sperm whale		Unconfirmed	Cetacean	Shetland Islands
Hitodama	onibi, guǐ-huǒ, gwäe-fo	Unconfirmed	Human Souls	Japan
Hodag	The Dag	Discredited	Carnivorous Mammal/Lizard	United States, Wisconsin
“Homo gardarensis”			Hominid (acromegalic Homo sapiens?)	Greenland
Hoop snake		Discredited	Reptile	United States/Australia
Huaychivo		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Yucatan (Mexico)
Hyote		Discredited	Canine	United States, Maryland
I
Igopogo		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Lake Simcoe, Ontario
Iliamna Lake Monster		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Lake Iliamna, Alaska
Inkanyamba		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Africa
Isshii	Issie	Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Japan
J
Jackalope	antelabbit, aunt benny, Wyoming thistled hare, stagbunny	Discredited - hoax influenced by rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus	Herbivorous Mammal	North America
Japanese Wolf		Extinct	Carnivorous Mammal	Japan
Javan Tiger	Indonesian Tiger	Extinct	Tiger	Eastern Java
Jersey Devil	Leeds Devil	Unconfirmed	Winged Mammal/Demon	United States, esp. New Jersey
K
Kaijin		Unconfirmed	Sea Monster	Japan
Kappa	Gatarō, Kawako	Unconfirmed	Bipedal	Japan
Kapre	Agta	Unconfirmed	Primate, forest-dwelling hominid	Philippines
Kasai Rex		Discredited	Reptile/Dinosaur, possibly carcharodontosaurus	Africa
Kikiyaon		Unconfirmed	Carnivore Bird	Africa
Kingstie	Lake George Monster	Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	North America, Lake Ontario
Kongamato		Unconfirmed	Pterosaur/Bird/Bat	Kenya
Komodo Dragon		Verified, possibility of large 30ft relatives unconfirmed	Giant Monitor lizard	Komodo islands
Kraken	Giant Squid, Colossal Squid	Verified, sizes of miles in length discredited	Sea Animal	World’s Oceans
Kting Voar	Holy Goat, Snake-eating Cow, Khting Vor, Linh Duong, Pseudonovibos spiralis	Discredited	Herbivorous Mammal	Vietnam, Cambodia
Kusshii		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Japan
L
Lagarfljóts Worm	lagarfljóts ormurinn	Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Iceland
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	United States, Texas
Lariosauro	Como Lake monster	Unconfirmed	Water reptile	Italy
Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp	Lizard Man of Lee County	Unconfirmed	Bipedal	United States, South Carolina
Lizard Men	Draconian, Reptoid, Dinosauroid,Dragonoid	Unconfirmed, Theoretical	Bipedal	Worldwide
Loch Ness Monster	Nessie, Nessiteras rhombopteryx	Unconfirmed	Lake Monster	Loch Ness, Scotland
Loveland Frog	Loveland Lizard	Unconfirmed	Bipedal	United States, Ohio
Lusca		Unconfirmed	Sea Animal	World’s Oceans
M
MacFarlane’s Bear	Ursus inopinatus	Extinct	Carnivorous Mammal	Canada
Mahamba (giant crocodile)		Unconfirmed	Reptile	Republic of the Congo
Maltese Tiger	Blue Tiger	Proposed tiger with abnormal coloration due to mutation	Carnivorous Mammal	China
Mamlambo		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	South Africa
Mande Barung	Mande Burung, Indian Yeti	Unconfirmed	Humanoid	North East India
Manananggal		Unconfirmed	Humanoid	Philippines
Manipogo	Winnipogo	Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Lake Manitoba, Canada
Mapinguari		Unconfirmed	Herbivorous Mammal	Amazon Rainforest
Maricoxi		Unconfirmed	Primate	South America
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 megalodon	Extinct	Giant Prehistoric Shark	World’s Oceans
Megalania prisca	Giant Australian monitor lizard	Extinct	Reptile/Giant prehistoric Komodo Dragon	Australia
Menehune		Unconfirmed	Primate	United States, Hawaii
Minhocão		Unconfirmed	Caecilian	South America
Minnesota Iceman	“Homo pongoides”	Unconfirmed	Primate	United States, Minnesota
Mitla	Fawcett’s zorro or Fawcett’s cat	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	Bolivia rainforest
Mngwa	Nunda	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	Africa
Moa	Giant emu	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	United States, Missouri
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 raccoon which looked like a monster	Montauk, Long Island
Morag		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Scotland
Mothman	Indrid Cold, The Grinning Man (Human form)	Unconfirmed	Winged Bipedal	United States, West Virginia
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
Mylodon		Extinct	Giant Prehistoric Ground Sloth	Southern Patagonian forests
N
Nahuelito		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Argentina
Nandi Bear	Chemosit, 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
Người Rừng	Forest People	Unconfirmed	Primate	Vietnam
Nyalmo		Unconfirmed	Primate	Asia
O
Ogopogo	N’ha·a·itk, Naitaka	Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Lake Okanagan, Canada
Old Yellow Top		Unconfirmed	Primate	Canada
Olitiau		Unconfirmed	Winged Animal	Cameroon
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	United States, Arkansas
P
Phantom cats	Alien Big Cats (ABCs)	Proposed escaped animals	Carnivorous Mammal	Worldwide
Phantom kangaroo		Proposed escaped animals	Marsupials	Various
Phaya Naga		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Laos, Thailand
Pinatubo lake monsters		Descredited - groups of fish swarming together, seeming like an unknown creature	Lake animal, giant eel	Zambales, Philippines
Pizzly		Verified	Polar bear-Grizzly bear hybrid	Rare in Alaska and Canada, also bred in zoos
Pope Lick Monster		Unconfirmed	Bipedal	United States, Kentucky
Pressie		Unconfirmed	Lake Creature	United States, Michigan
Pukwudgie		Unconfirmed	Bipedal	United States, Massachusetts
Q
Queensland Tiger		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	Australia
R
Raijū		Unconfirmed	Lightning creature	Japan
Rat king		Unconfirmed	Group of rats	Europe
Renton River Beast		Unconfirmed	Humanoid	United States/Pacific Northwest
Rhinoceros Dolphin		Unconfirmed	Cetacean
Road Troll		Discredited	Humanoid	United States
Ropen	indava, duwas, seklo-bali, kundua, wawanar	Unconfirmed	Flying animal/Pteradactyl	Papua New Guinea
Row		Discredited	Reptile	New Guinea
Ryugyo		Unconfirmed	Sturgeon like fish	Japan
S
Salawa	Seth, Salaawa	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	Egypt
Sea monk		Discredited - misidentifications of known animals	Sea Animal	World’s Oceans
Sea Monsters		Unconfirmed	Sea Animal	World’s Oceans
Great Sea Serpent		Unconfirmed	Sea Animal	World’s Oceans
Setontot		Discredited		Malaysia
Selma	Seljordsormen	Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Lake Seljord, Telemark, Norway
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
Sirrush	Mushrushu	Unconfirmed	Reptile/Dinosaur	Africa, Ancient Babylon
Skunk Ape		Unconfirmed	Primate	United States, Florida
Skvader		Discredited	Mammal	Sundsvall, Sweden
Slow Down		Unidentified sound	Sea creature	Pacific Ocean
Steller’s Sea Cow		Extinct	Sea Animal	Bering Strait
Storsjöodjuret		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Sweden
Stronsay Beast		Discredited - identified as basking shark	Sea Animal	Orkney, Scotland
Sucuriju Gigante	Giant Bull Eater; Giant Anaconda	Unconfirmed	Giant boa	Amazonia
T
Lake Tahoe Monster	Tahoe Tessie	Discredited	Lake Monster	Nevada, United States
Takitaro		Unconfirmed	Giant fish	Japan
Tatzelwurm		Unconfirmed	Reptile/Amphibian	European Alps
Thunderbird		Unconfirmed	Giant bird	North America
Thylacine	Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf	Extinct	Carnivorous Marsupial	Tasmania, Australia
Tjutjuna	Chuchunaa	Unconfirmed	Primate	Russia
Trinity Alps giant salamander		Unconfirmed	Salamander	United States, California
Trunko		Unconfirmed	Sea Animal	South Africa
Tsuchinoko		Unconfirmed	Reptile/Snake	Japan
Tsul ’Kalu		Unconfirmed	Primate	American West
Turtle Lake Monster		Unconfirmed	Lake Monster	Saskatchewan, Canada
U
V
Veo		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	Indonesia
W
Waheela		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	Canada
Waitoreke		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	New Zealand
White Orca		Verified Feb 23, 2008 near Kanaga Volcano	Oceanic Mammal	United States, Alaskan Waters
Willy		Unconfirmed	Aquatic Creature	Willoughby, VT, USA
Wippy	Whippy	Unconfirmed	Lake Monster	Lake Massawippi, Canada
Wolpertinger	“Crisensus bavaricus”	Unconfirmed	Mammal	Germany
Winnie		Unconfirmed	lake monster	Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
Wucharia		Unconfirmed	Canine	Danakil depression, Eritrea
Y
Yeren		Unconfirmed	Primate (possible hominin)	China
Yeti	Abominable Snowman	Unconfirmed	Primate	Asia (Himalayas)
Yowie		Unconfirmed	Primate	Australia
Z
Zanzibar Leopard	Panthera pardus anersi	Extinct	Big cat	Zanzibar
Zuiyō Maru “plesiosaur”	New Zealand Monster	Discredited - Basking shark carcass		Christchurch coast of New Zealand

See also

• Category: Cryptids
• Cryptozoology
• Legendary creature
• List of legendary creatures
• List of notable figures in cryptozoology
• Monster
• Crypsis - camouflage as used by animals
• Fearsome critters

External links

• British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club
• Strangeark
• White Orca Newstory