List of cryptids
Appearance
The following is a list of cryptids and alleged relicts, those animals and plants studied under the field of cryptozoology. Their presumptive existence has often been derived from anecdotal or other evidence, considered insufficient by mainstream science.
Every animal or plant 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 alternative explanation accepted by the general scientific community.
- 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 classified as cryptids but whose existence has now been confirmed.
- Hoax – cryptids once thought to be real but later conclusively proven to be hoaxes.
Name | Other names | Status | Description | Location | Pictures | |
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Adjule | Kelb-el-khela | Proposed rare isolated population of African Wild Dog, due to coincidental range | Unrecognized canine form reported from western part of the Sahara by local people, and live in packs | North Africa | ||
Agogwe | Agogure, agogue, kakundakari, kilomba, sehite | Unconfirmed | Small bipedal | East Africa | ||
Ahool | Unconfirmed; possibly a Brown Wood Owl or a large species of bat | Flying animal, giant bat | Indonesia | |||
Akkorokamui | Unconfirmed; possibly a giant squid or octopus | Cephalopod | Japan and 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 | Sturgeon-like river animal | Georgia, United States | ||
"Ameranthropoides loysi" | De Loys' ape | Proposed spider monkey – possible hoax | Primate | Near the Tarra River, Colombia | The only evidence of the animal is one photograph | |
Amomongo | Negros ape | Unconfirmed | Primate | Negros, Philippines | ||
Andean Wolf | Hagenbeck wolf, Andean mountain wolf, Dasycyon hagenbecki | Extinct | Canine | High Andes, South America | ||
Appalachian Black Panther[1] | Unconfirmed | A large, black felid. A melanistic cougar | West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Virginia, United States | |||
Ayia Napa sea monster | O filikos teras ("The Friendly Monster"), Nappis | Unconfirmed | Speculated to be something like a crocodile or sea serpent[2] | Cyprus | ||
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Barmanou | Barmanu, Big Hairy One | Unconfirmed | Primate | Middle East/Asia | ||
Batutut | Ujit, Người rừng | Unconfirmed | Hominid | Vietnam, Laos, and Borneo | ||
Beaman | Unconfirmed | Primate | Missouri, United States | |||
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, Ohio Wolfman | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Wisconsin (United States) | ||
Beast of Busco | Churubusco turtle; Oscar | Discredited | Reptile/Dinosaur | Churubusco, Indiana | ||
Beast of Dartmoor | Lion-Pig | Unconfirmed | Boar-like mammal | Dartmoor National Park, England | ||
Beast of Dean | Moose-pig | Unconfirmed | Boar-like mammal | England | ||
Beast of Exmoor | Unconfirmed; possibly an escaped animal | Big cat | England | |||
Beast of Gévaudan | Bête du Gévaudan | Unconfirmed; possibly an escaped hyena | Carnivorous wolf-like mammal | Gévaudan (Lozère), France | ||
Bergman's Bear | God bear; irkuiem | Extinct | Bear, proposed Arctodus simus | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | ||
Bessie | Lake Erie Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Erie, North America | ||
Bigfoot | Sasquatch, Skookum | Unconfirmed | Hominid or other primate | Worldwide | ||
Big Cats (Irish) | Unconfirmed | Lion or Puma or Black Leopard | Sperrin Mountains, Northern Ireland | |||
Big Muddy Monster | Unconfirmed | Hominid or other primate | Murphysboro, Illinois (United States) | |||
Black Shuck | Old shuck | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Coast of East Anglia, England | ||
Bloop | Unconfirmed | Gigantic creature/Unconfirmed sound | South American southwest coast | |||
Bondegezou | Dingiso, Dendrolagus mbaiso | Confirmed tree-kangaroo | Tree-kangaroo | New Guinea, Indonesia | ||
Bownessie | Lake Windermere Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Windermere, England, UK | ||
British big cats | Alien big cats (ABCs), phantom cats, mystery 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, BTMM | Unconfirmed | Forest-dwelling hominid or other primate | Singapore | ||
Bunyip | Unconfirmed | Lake and cave animal | Australia | |||
Burmese gray wild dog | Unconfirmed | Canine | Burma | |||
Buru | Extinct | Reptile or giant lungfish | Arunachal Pradesh, India | |||
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"Cadborosaurus willsi"[3] | Caddy, "Cadborosaurus" | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | Pacific Coast of North America | ||
Canvey Island Monster | Proposed anglerfish, batfish, or frogfish | Bipedal | England | |||
Cardiff Giant | Hoax | Giant hominid made out of minerals | Cardiff, New York | |||
Champ | "Champtanystropheus americansus", Champy | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Champlain, North America | ||
Cherufe | Discredited | Magma monster or drakonic hominid | Chile | |||
Chessie (sea monster) | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | Atlantic Coast of the United States, esp. Chesapeake Bay | |||
Chickcharney | Unconfirmed; believed to be holdovers of Tyto pollens | Flightless bird | Andros Island in The Bahamas | |||
Chupacabra | Chupacabras (Spanish for Goat Sucker) | Proposed coyotes infected with Sarcoptes scabiei[4] | Reptile//Mammal/Canine[5] | Mexico/Puerto Rico/Texas, United States/Kerala, India | ||
Con rit | Many-finned Sea Serpent, Centipede, Great Sea-Centipede, Cetioscolopendra aeliana | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | Southeast Asia and the coast of Algeria | ||
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Dingonek | Jungle walrus | Unconfirmed | A walrus that reportedly lives in the heart of Africa | Western Africa | ||
Devil Bird | Ulama | Proposed Spot-bellied Eagle-owl or Sri Lankan Brown Owl | Bird | Sri Lanka | ||
Dobhar-chú | Water Hound | Unconfirmed | Extra-large otter-like carnivorous aquatic mammal | Ireland | ||
Dover Demon | Discredited | Bipedal, alleged extraterrestrial | Dover, Massachusetts, United States | File:Dover demon.JPG | ||
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Eastern Cougar | Puma concolor couguar | Extinct, some alleged sightings | Felid predator | Eastern United States | ||
Ebu Gogo | Theorized to be related to Homo floresiensis, also called "Hobbit" | Supposedly extinct, but allegedly seen until the 20th century | Small primate, possible early hominid | Flores, Indonesia | ||
Elasmotherium | Giant Rhinoceros | Extinct | Herbivorous mammal | Asia | ||
Elmendorf Beast | Discredited; coyote with demodectic or sarcoptic mange | Canid | Elmendorf, Texas (United States) | |||
Elwedritsche | Unconfirmed | Mammal | Germany | |||
Emela-ntouka | Chipekwe, Irizima, Aseka-moke | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur or an undiscovered aquatic rhinoceros | Republic of the Congo | ||
Enfield Horror | Enfield monster | Unconfirmed, but probably a hoax | Unknown creature | Illinois | ||
Ennedi tiger | Hadjel, Gassingram, Vossoko, Mourou N'gou, Mamaimé, Dilali, Saber-toothed cat | Extinct | Carnivorous mammal | Chad, Africa | Sketches | |
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Fear liath | Am Fear Liath Mòr, The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, Greyman | Unconfirmed | Primate; possible humanoid | Scotland | ||
Flatwoods monster | Green Monster, Braxton County Monster | Unconfirmed | Spade-headed extraterrestrial | West Virginia, United States | ||
Flying Rod | Sky Fish, rod, sky squid | Discredited; video camera malfunction | Photographic artifact | Worldwide | ||
Fouke Monster | Boggy Creek Monster, Southern Sasquatch | Unconfirmed | Primate | 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 | |||
Giant anaconda | Megaconda | No specimens above the size of 10.5 metres (34 ft) have been captured | Giant snake | South America | ||
Giant Snake of Mt. Tsurugi[6] | Unconfirmed | Mythological snake said to guard King Solomon's treasure | Japan | |||
Giant Ground Sloth | Megatherium, mapinguari | Extinct. Alleged sightings in the South American Amazon Rainforest. Thought to be confused with a legendary spirit | Large furry sloth-like creature with powerful claws and a horrible stench | Amazon Rainforest | ||
Giglioli's Whale | "Amphiptera pacifica" | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | Off Chile, Scotland, and France (in the Mediterranean Sea) | ||
Globster | Blob | Unconfirmed | Decaying sea animal | Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean | ||
Gloucester Sea serpent[7] | Great Sea Serpent of New England | Unconfirmed | Sea serpent | Massachusetts, United States | ||
Gnome of Gerona | Goblin | Unconfirmed | Small humanoid | Girona, Spain | Photographs | |
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, and eastern Iowa, both in the 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[Note 1] | Cetacean | Shetland Islands | |||
Hoan Kiem Turtle | Confirmed | Giant turtle | Hanoi, Vietnam | |||
Hodag | The Dag; Nasobatilus | Hoax (admitted by the main original proponent of its existence) | Carnivorous mammal/lizard | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States | ||
Hokkaidō Wolf | Ezo Wolf | Originally considered extinct; unconfirmed sightings since its supposed extinction[9] | Wolf | Hokkaidō, Japan | ||
"Homo gardarensis" | Discredited | Hominid (acromegalic Homo sapiens?) | Greenland | |||
Hoop snake | Discredited; may be confused with the Sidewinder or the Mud Snake which often lies in a loose hoop shape | Snake | United States/Australia | |||
Huay Chivo | Huaychivo | Mythical | Carnivorous mammal | Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo (Mexico) | ||
Hyote | Discredited[10] | Canine | Maryland, United States | |||
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Igopogo | "Kempenfelt Kelly" | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Simcoe, Ontario (Canada) | ||
Iliamna Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal. It is most likely a giant white sturgeon, though some reports have compared it to a shark or whale | Lake Iliamna, Alaska | |||
Inkanyamba | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Africa | |||
Isshii | Issie | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Japan | File:Issie.jpg | |
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J'ba fofi[11] | Great Spider | Unconfirmed | Large spider-like creature | Central Africa | ||
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[disambiguation needed] | 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 alleged 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 | The picture of the Kasai rex that Johnson/Johanson allegedly took. Some have said it is a fake, and appears to be a cut out of a gecko perched on top of a rock | ||
Kawekawau/Kawekaweau | Hoplodactylus delcourti | Extinct/Unconfirmed | Lizard | New Zealand | ||
Kelpie | Water horse | Discredited | Carnivorous equine | Scottish and Irish lakes and rivers | ||
Kenthurst Panther [12] | Unconfirmed | Leopard-like creature | Kenthurst, Australia | |||
Kikiyaon [13] | Unconfirmed | Carnivore owl | West Africa | |||
Killer badger | Undetermined Ratel | Badger blamed for attacking people and livestock | Basra province, Iraq | |||
Kingstie | Lake George Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Ontario, North America | ||
Kongamato | Unconfirmed | Pterosaur/Bird/Bat | Kenya | |||
Kraken | Unconfirmed, possibly a giant squid | Sea animal | World's oceans | |||
Kting Voar | Holy Goat, Snake-eating Cow, Khting Vor, Linh Duong, Pseudonovibos spiralis | Unconfirmed | Herbivorous mammal | Vietnam and Cambodia | ||
Kumi Lizard/Ngarara | Extinct; unconfirmed | Reptile: giant monitor lizard | New Zealand | |||
Kusshii | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Japan | |||
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Lagarfljót Worm | lagarfljóts ormurinn | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Iceland | ||
Lake Chelan Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Chelan, Washington, United States | |||
Lake Tahoe Monster | Tahoe Tessie | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Tahoe, California, and Nevada, United States | ||
Lake Tianchi Monster | Lake Chonji Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | China and North Korea | ||
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 People | Draconian, Reptoid, Dinosauroid, Dragonoid, Reptilian | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | Worldwide | ||
Loch Ness Monster | Nessie, "Nessiteras rhombopteryx" | Unconfirmed | Lake animal (plesiosaur?) | Loch Ness, Scotland | ||
Loveland Frog | Loveland Lizard | Unconfirmed | Bipedal lizard or frog, allegedly first seen in Loveland, Ohio | Ohio, United States | ||
Lusca | Gigantic octopus | Unconfirmed | Large octopus | World's oceans | ||
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MacFarlane's Bear | Ursus inopinatus[14] | Extinct | Carnivorous mammal, possibly a grizzly-polar bear hybrid | 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 | ||
Man-eating tree | Discredited | Carnivorous tree | Various | |||
Manipogo | Winnipogo | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Manitoba, Canada | ||
Mapinguari | Unconfirmed | Herbivorous mammal | Amazon Rainforest | |||
Maricoxi | Unconfirmed | Primate | South America | |||
Marozi | Spotted Lion, Panthera leo maculatus | 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 | |||
Megalania prisca | Devil Dragon | Extinct, considered by some[15] to be still alive, possibly as the Kumi Lizard | Giant Australian monitor lizard | Australia | ||
Megalodon | Carcharodon, Carcharocles | Extinct; considered by some[16] to still exist | Giant shark | World's oceans | ||
Melon heads | Unconfirmed | Humanoids with enlarged heads | Allegan County woods, Michigan, and parts of Ohio and Connecticut (United States) | |||
Memphre | Memphré, Lake Memphremagog Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Lake Memphremagog (United States and Canada) | ||
Menehune | Unconfirmed | Primate | Hawaii, United States | |||
Merpeople | Mermaid/Merman | Unconfirmed; many hoaxes have been discredited | Human-Fish | The Seven Oceans and several seas | ||
Minhocão | Big Earthworm | Unconfirmed | Caecilian | South America | File:Minhocao.png | |
Minnesota Iceman | "Homo pongoides" | Unconfirmed | Primate | Minnesota, United States | ||
Mitla | Fawcett's zorro or Fawcett's cat | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Bolivian rainforest | ||
Mngwa | Nunda | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Tanzania | ||
Moa | Extinct | Giant flightless bird | New Zealand | |||
Moehau/Maero | The Hairy Moehau, The Moehau Monster | Unconfirmed | Primate | New Zealand | ||
Mogollon Monster | Mug-ee-yun Monster | Unconfirmed; possibly a black bear, mountain lion, or elk | Bipedal primate | Mogollon Rim, Arizona, United States | ||
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 | Proposed decomposed and mutilated raccoon carcass | Small, decomposed quadruped carcass | Montauk, Long Island (United States) | ||
Morag | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Scotland | |||
Mothman | Often associated with Indrid Cold, "The Grinning Man" from John A. Keels book "The Mothman Prophecies" | Unconfirmed | Winged bipedal | West Virginia, United States | ||
Mountain Fennec | 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 | Unconfirmed | Forest-dwelling hominid or other primate | Eastern Samar, Philippines | |||
Mylodon | Extinct, though considered by some, for example Florentino Ameghino, to still exist | Giant ground sloth | Southern Patagonian forests | |||
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Nabau | Discredited[17] | Giant snake | Malaysia | |||
Naga | Naga, Nak, Phaya Nak | Unconfirmed | Legendary large snake | Mekong river border between Thailand and Laos | ||
Nahuelito | Nahuel Huapi Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Nahuel Huapi Lake, Argentina | ||
Nandi Bear | Chemosit,[18] Chimiset, Chimisit, Duba, Engargiya, Gadett, Ikimizi, Kerit, Kikambangwe, Kikomba, Koddoelo, Ngoloko, Sabrookoo, Shivuverre | Proposed hyena | Carnivorous mammal | Africa | ||
Ndendeki[19] | Unconfirmed | Giant turtle | Central Africa | |||
Neo-Giant | Unconfirmed | Primate | Worldwide | |||
Ngoima [20] | Unconfirmed | Giant bird | Republic of the Congo | |||
Ningen | Ningyo | Unconfirmed | Sea monster with human features | Antarctic Ocean. Pacific Ocean near Japan | ||
Ngoubou | Unconfirmed | Reptile, proposed dinosaur | Cameroon | |||
Nguma-monene | Unconfirmed | Reptile, proposed 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 | |||
Omajinaakoos | Unconfirmed | Small carnivorous, mammalian quadruped | Central Canada | |||
Onza | Unconfirmed | Big felid: 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 | Human-owl | England | ||
Ozark Howler | Ozark Black Howler | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas (United States) | ||
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Peluda | Shaggy Beast, La Velue | Unconfirmed | A dragon-like beast with 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 | Marsupial | Various | |||
Phaya Naga | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Laos, Thailand | |||
Pinatubo lake monsters | Unconfirmed, proposed 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, India | Photographs | ||
Popobawa | Unconfirmed | East Africa | ||||
Pope Lick Monster | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | Kentucky, United States | |||
Poukai | Pouakai | Extinct | Large carnivorous Haast's Eagle | New Zealand | ||
Pukwudgie | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | Massachusetts, United States | |||
Pygmy Gorilla | Unconfirmed, based on specimens in various collections[21] | Primate | Congo Basin, Africa | |||
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Qilin | Kirin (from Japanese), Kỳ lân (from Vietnamese) or sometimes kyrin and ki-lin, Chinese unicorn | Unconfirmed | Chimera | China | ||
Quacker (sound) | квакер | Unconfirmed sound-emitting objects | Marine animal; Military technology; Extraterrestrial | Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean | ||
Queensland Tiger | Yarri, the Beast of Buderim | Unconfirmed, possibly a thylacine | Carnivorous mammal | Australia | ||
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Rhinoceros Dolphin | Unconfirmed | Cetacean | File:Rhinodolph.jpg | |||
Ropen | Indava, duwas, seklo-bali, kundua, wawanar | Unconfirmed | Flying animal, alleged pterosaur | Papua New Guinea | ||
Row[22] | Discredited | Reptile | New Guinea | |||
Ryūgyo | Unconfirmed | Sturgeon-like fish | Japan | |||
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Salawa | Seth animal, Salaawa | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Egypt | ||
Sea monk | Discredited; misidentifications of known animals | Sea animal | World's oceans | File:The Sea Monk.jpg | ||
Sea monsters | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | World's oceans | |||
Sea serpent | Unconfirmed | Sea animal | World's oceans | |||
Setontot[23] | 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 | Western United States (especially Montana) | |||
Sigbin | Unconfirmed | Canine, cat-fox, civet | Philippines | |||
Sirrush | Mushrushu | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Africa, Ancient Babylon | ||
Skunk Ape | Swamp Ape | Unconfirmed | Primate | Florida, United States | File:Myakka skunk ape 2.png | |
Skvader | "Tetrao lepus pseudo-hybridus rarissimus L" | Probably a hoax, only one man ever claimed to have seen it | Mammal | Sundsvall, Sweden | ||
Slow Down | Unidentified sound | Sea creature | Pacific Ocean | |||
Smilodon | Saber Tooth Tiger, Saber-toothed cat |
Extinct, though considered by some[who?] to still exist | Felid | Deep jungles in Colombia, and southern Argentina | ||
Steller's Sea Ape | Unconfirmed, possibly Northern Fur Seal | Sea animal | Pacific Ocean | |||
Storsjöodjuret | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Sweden | |||
Stronsay Beast | Unconfirmed; most likely a basking shark | Sea animal | Orkney, Scotland | |||
Sucuriju Gigante | Giant Bull Eater (Matatoro in Spanish); Giant Anaconda; Megaconda | Unconfirmed | Giant boa | Amazonia | ||
Šumske dekle[24] | Ved, Vedi | Unconfirmed | Hominid | Croatia | ||
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Takitaro[25] | Unconfirmed | Giant fish | Japan | |||
Tapire-lauara | Unconfirmed | Lion/Pig | Amazon Rainforest | |||
Tatzelwurm | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Amphibian | European Alps | |||
Thetis Lake monster | Hoax | Reptilian humanoid | Vancouver Island, Canada | |||
Thunderbird | Native American legend | Giant bird | North America | |||
Thylacine | Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf | Extinct (rumored extant) | Carnivorous marsupial | Tasmania, Australia | ||
Tikoloshe | Tokoloshe | Unconfirmed, mythological | Dwarf water-sprite, or "bear-like" humanoid mammal | South Africa | ||
Tjutjuna | Chuchunya, Chuchunaa | Unconfirmed | Primate | Russia | ||
Toangians | Unconfirmed | Similar to Moehau/Maero and Rapuwai, it is described as an ape-man | New Zealand | |||
Trinity Alps giant salamander | Unconfirmed | Salamander | California, United States | |||
Trunko | The Margate monster | Discredited; whale blubber[26] | Whale carcass | South Africa | ||
Tsuchinoko | Unconfirmed | Snake | Japan | |||
Tsul 'Kalu | Unconfirmed | Primate | American West | |||
Turtle Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake animal | Saskatchewan, Canada | |||
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Ucumar | Ucu, Ucumar Zupai, Ucumari, Devil-man | Proposed spectacled bear | Small primate or bear with vicious habits | South America, especially Brazil and Argentina | ||
Umdhlebi | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous tree | Zululand, South Africa | |||
Urayuli | Arulataq, Bushman, Tent Monster, Nant'ina, Woodsman | Unconfirmed | Hominid or other primate | Southwest Alaska, near Lake Iliamna | ||
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Vadakilla monster | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Maharashtra, India | |||
Veo | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Indonesia | |||
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Waheela | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | Canada | |||
Waitoreke | Maori Otter, New Zealand Otter; Waitoreki, Waitorete | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | South Island, New Zealand | ||
Wampus Cat | Foot Craver, Masked Cat, Canable Cat | Unconfirmed | Legendary felid | Southern United States, Southwestern United States | ||
Wendigo | Windiga, Witiko, Wihtikow, Weendigo | Unconfirmed | Legendary creature | Northern United States, Canada[27] | ||
Wild Man of the Navidad | Wild Woman of the Navidad, Wildman of the Navidad | Unconfirmed | Legendary creature | South Texas, United States[28] | ||
Wild Haggis[29] | Hoax | Small, furry 4-(uneven)legged creatures | Scottish Highlands | |||
Will-o'-the-wisp | Hinkypunk, ignis fatuus | Discredited; identified as swamp gas | Ghostly light | Wetlands throughout Canada, Europe, and USA | ||
Wolpertinger | "Crisensus bavaricus" | Hoax | Mammal | Germany | ||
Wucharia | "Canis aureus lupaster" or "Canis lupus arabs" | Unconfirmed | Canine | Danakil Depression, Eritrea | Photographs | |
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Xing-Xing | Brown-Man, Wildman | Unconfirmed | Brown Yeti-like Hominid | The Himalayan Mountains | ||
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Ya-te-veo | Man-Eating Tree, its name means "I see you" | Hoax | Large tree with an eye and mouth; eats humans | Central and South America | ||
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 | New Nessie | Originally considered a plesiosaur; possible basking shark carcass | Carcass | Christchurch coast of New Zealand | See main article |
See also
- Category: Cryptids
- Crypsis
- Cryptozoology
- Fearsome critters
- Globster
- Legendary creature
- List of figures in cryptozoology
- List of legendary creatures
- List of reported lake monsters
- List of megafauna discovered in modern times
- List of alleged extraterrestrial beings
- Monster
Notes
- ^ The High-finned sperm whale is a supposed relative of the sperm whale that is said to live in the seas around Shetland. The difference between this creature and other sperm whales is said to be the presence of a tall dorsal fin on its back, which the sperm whale lacks. Two such stranded whales were apparently observed by Sir Robert Sibbald who described their dorsal fins as being similar to a "mizzen mast".[8]
References
- ^ Various reports from numerous sources on sightings
- ^ Alethea Reynolds (28 October 2008). "Cyprus officials search for mystery 'monster'". Famagusta Gazette. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ Loren Coleman & Jerome Clark (1999). Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-85602-6.
- ^ Bluegrass Pundit (2011/07/11). "Is a Chupacabra Just a Mangy Coyote?". SciNews Blog. Retrieved 2011/12/24.
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- ^ 1973 report of find
- ^ The Gloucester Seas Serpent at Museum of Hoaxes
- ^ Shuker, Karl (1997) From Flying Toads to Snakes With Wings. Llewellyn.
- ^ Hall, Jamie (2005). "The Cryptid Zoo: Japanese Dwarf Wolf (or Shamanu)". Retrieved 15 June 2006.
- ^ Hyote captured alive
- ^ "Eight-legged freaks". Fortean Times (191): '54–5. (November 2004).
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- ^ Africa Dreaming
- ^ Ernest Thompson Seton (1937). Lives of game animals: an account of those land animals in America, north of the Mexican border, which are considered "game," either because they have held the attention of sportsmen, or received the protection of law, Volume 2. Literary Guild of America. pp. xi, 114.
- ^ Harden, Bruce W. The Devil Dragon October 2009
- ^ A critical evaluation of survival
- ^ NunoXEI; Photoshop is a wonderful thing.
- ^ Occultopedia
- ^ Eberhart, George M. (2002). Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology. ABC-CLIO. p. 372. ISBN 1-57607-283-5.
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- ^ Eberhart, George M. (2002). Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology. ABC-CLIO. p. 465. ISBN 1-57607-283-5.
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- ^ Franklin, Anna (2005). Working with Fairies. New Page Books. ISBN 978-1564148247.
the Sumske Dekle ['Woodland Maidens'] are fairy girls, covered in hair.
- ^ Report date 2009
- ^ Shuker, Karl P. N. (2010). Trunko - Two More Photographs!! 9 September
- ^ http://unknown-creatures.com/wendigo.html
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txrefugi/WildManoftheNavidadTexasHandbook.htm
- ^ "Wild Haggis Feature Page". Undiscovered Scotland. 2000–2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
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