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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:

extinct (presumptive) — those animals which once existed, but are now presumed extinct.
verified (animal name) — those animals once thought to be cryptids but whose existence has now been verified.
verified (extinct) (animal name) — those animals once thought to be cryptids but whose prior existence has now been verified.
discredited — those cryptids who have a body of evidence against their existence.
unidentified — those cryptids with little evidence either way.
local legend — those cryptids whose existence is attested by local sightings.
urban legend — those cryptids whose existence is attested by popular belief.
myth — those cryptids whose existence is attested in widespread myth.
proposed (animal name) — those cryptids with a proposed alternative.
hoax — those cryptids whose existence was alleged through a hoax.

Name	Other names	Status	Description	Location
A
Acinonyx jubatus guttatus	Woolly cheetah	Alleged genetic variant	Big cat	Africa
Adjule	Kelb-el-khela	Phantom dog	Canine	North Africa
Agta	Kapre	Folklore, local legend	Primate, forest-dwelling hominid	Visayas, Philippines
Ahool		Unconfirmed	Flying animal	Indonesia
Akkorokamui		Folklore	Fish	Japan; Thailand
Alan		Folklore	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		Inuit mythology	Giant wolf	Arctic
“Ameranthropoides loysi”	De Loys’ ape	Discredited; probable misidentification of a spider monkey	Primate	South America
Amomongo	Negros ape	Folklore, local legend	Primate	Negros, Philippines
Andean wolf	Hagenbeck wolf, Andean mountain wolf, Dasycyon hagenbecki	Presumed extinct	Canine	High Andes
Arctodus simus	Giant short-faced bear	Presumed extinct	Giant grizzly bear	Canada and USA
Ayia Napa Sea Monster	Sea beast, O filikos teras, Nappis	Legend	Cross of various prehistoric sea creatures	Cyprus
B
Barmanou		Folklore; unconfirmed	Primate	Middle East/Asia
Batutut	Ujit		Human	East Asia
Bear Lake Monster		Discredited	Lake animal	Idaho/Utah (United States)
Beast of Bray Road	Michigan Dogman	Local legend	Carnivorous mammal	Wisconsin (United States)
Beast of Busco	Churubusco turtle; Oscar	Local legend	Reptile/dinosaur	United States
Beast of Gévaudan		Local legend	Carnivorous mammal	France
Bergman’s bear	God bear; irkuiem	Presumed extinct	Bear	Asia
Bessie		Local legend	Lake animal	Lake Erie, North America
Bigfoot	Sasquatch, Skookum	Unconfirmed	Hominid or primate, possibly Gigantopithecus	North America
Bili ape	Bondo mystery ape	Alleged variant population of Pan troglodytes; possible new subspecies	Primate	Democratic Republic of Congo
Black Shuck	Old shuck	Legend	Carnivorous mammal	Coast of East Anglia, England
BlueMan	AshtonWoods Creature	Local Legend	Blue, Humanoid, Creature	United States, Georgia
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	Escaped animals.	Carnivorous mammal	Great Britain
Brosno dragon		Local legend	Lake animal	Lake Brosno, Russia
Bukit Timah Monkey Man	BTM		Forest-dwelling hominid or primate	Singapore
Bunyip			Lake and cave animal	Australia
Burmese gray wild dog		Discredited	Canine	Burma
Buru		Presumed extinct	Reptile or giant lungfish	India
Burrunjor	Arnhem Rex	Unconfirmed	Living Dinosaur	Australia
C
“Cadborosaurus willsi”	Caddy, “Cadborosaurus”		Sea Animal	Pacific Coast of North America
Canvey Island Monster		Proposed: anglerfish	Bipedal	United Kingdom
Caspian Tiger	Persian Tiger	Presumed Extinct	Tiger	Turkey
Cat-fox		Identity unconfirmed	Mammal	Borneo
Champ	“Champtanystropheus”	Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Lake Champlain, North America
Chessie (sea monster)			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		Sea Animal	Southeast Asia, coast of Algeria
D
Dahu		Folklore	Herbivorous Mammal	France, Switzerland
Deinotherium		Presumed Extinct	Herbivorous Mammal	Africa
Devil Bird	Ulama		Bird	Sri Lanka
Dobhar-chu		Folklore	Carnivorous Mammal	Ireland
Dodo		Presumed Extinct	Small Bird	Mauritius
Dover Demon			Bipedal, alien like	United States, Massachusetts
Dragons		Folklore/Myth	Reptile/Dinosaur/Dragon
Dropa		Unconfirmed	Humanoid Aliens	China
E
Ebu Gogo	Homo Floresiensis	Presumed Extinct	Primate	Flores, Indonesia
Elasmotherium	Giant Rhinoceros	Presumed Extinct	Herbivorous Mammal	Asia
Elwedritsche			Mammal	Germany
Ennedi tiger	Hadjel, Gassingram, Vossoko, Mourou N’gou, Mamaimé, Dilali, Saber-toothed cat	Presumed 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		Primate	Scotland
Fiskerton Phantom	Fiskerton, Ape-man	Cartoon Cryptid	Prehistoric Gorilla-Cat	Amazon Jungle
Firecracker Beetle	Al-Kaasem Firecracker Beetle	Cartoon Cryptid	Blue Beetle with a deadly and highly flammable defense	Arizona, United States
Flatwoods Monster	Green Monster, Braxton County Monster	Unconfirmed	Extraterrestrial	United States, West Virginia
Flashlight Frog	No nick names	Unconfirmed	Amphibian	Cameroon
Flying Jellyfish	No nick names	Unconfirmed	Possible misidentification of a bird	Over the pacific
Flying Rod	Sky Fish	Discredited	possible bird or insect,likely a camera illusion	Worldwide
Freshwater Seal		Confirmed	Sea lion	Great lakes
Fouke Monster	Boggy Creek Monster		Primate	United States, Arkansas
Fur-bearing Trout		Debunked	North America
G
Gazeka		Fictional	Mammal	Papua New Guinea
Gambo		Unconfirmed	Sea Animal	Africa
Ghost	Phantom, spirit, soul	Unconfirmed		Worldwide
Giant anaconda		Unconfirmed	Reptile	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.	Sea Animal carcass	World’s Oceans
Goatman	The Maryland Goatman, Chevo Man	Local Legend	Bipedal	United States, Wisconsin, Maryland, New York State
Grassman	Kenmore Grassman, Ohio Grassman	Local Legend	Bipedal, Possibly Primate	Kenmore,Akron,Ohio, United States
Greys	Roswell Aliens, Reticulians, Zetas	Unconfirmed	Extraterrestrial humanoid	Worldwide
Griffin	Gryphon different spelling.	Mythical	Unknown classification/chimera	Worldwide
Gnomes		Local legend / Unconfirmed	Humanoid	South America
H
Hibagon	Hinagon	Local Legend	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
Hopkinsville Goblin		Unconfirmed	Extraterrestrial	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Huaychivo		Local Legend	Carnivorous mammal	Yucatan (Mexico)
Hyote		Discredited	Canine	United States, Maryland
I
Igopogo			Lake Animal	Lake Simcoe, Ontario
Iliamna Lake Monster		Believed to be a giant sturgeon	Lake Animal	Lake Iliamna, Alaska
Inkanyamba		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Africa
Isshii		Believed to be a giant eel	Lake Animal	Japan
Ittan-momen		Folklore	ghostly phenomenon	Japan
J
Jackalope	antelabbit, aunt benny, Wyoming thistled hare, stagbunny	Discredited/Hoax/Believed to be rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus	Herbivorous Mammal	North America
Japanese Wolf		Presumed Extinct	Carnivorous Mammal	Japan
Javan Tiger	Indonesian Tiger	Presumed Extinct	Tiger	Eastern Java
Jersey Devil	Leeds Devil	Local Legend / Hoax	Winged Mammal/Demon	United States, esp. New Jersey
Jinmengyo		A koi with a similar face to a human	Human-Faced koi	Japan
K
Kaijin		Unconfirmed	Sea Monster	Japan
Kappa	Gatarō, Kawako	Unconfirmed	Bipedal	Japan
Kapre	Agta	Folklore, local legend	Primate, forest-dwelling hominid	Philippines
Kasai Rex		Possible hoax	Reptile/Dinosaur	Africa
Kikiyaon		Unconfirmed	Carnivore Bird	Africa
Kingstie	Lake George Monster	Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	North America, Lake Ontario
Kongamato		Unconfirmed	Pterosaur/Bird/Bat	Kenya
Komodo	Mutated Chameleon, Basilisk, Living Dinosaur	Cartoon Cryptid	Komodo Dragon with Chameleon DNA	Indiana
Kraken	Giant Squid, Colossal Squid	Confirmed, sizes of miles in length discredited	Sea Animal	World’s Oceans
Kting Voar	Holy Goat, Snake-eating Cow, Khting Vor, Linh Duong, Pseudonovibos spiralis	Possible hoax	Herbivorous Mammal	Vietnam, Cambodia
Kur		Mythology	Large Snake-Dinosaur	Ancient Greece
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
“Living dinosaurs”		Unconfirmed	Dinosaur	South America, Africa and Australia
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	Presumed Extinct	Carnivorous Mammal	Canada
Mahamba (giant crocodile)		Unconfirmed	Reptile	Republic of the Congo
Maltese Tiger	Blue Tiger	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		Folklore	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	Presumed Extinct	Carnivorous marsupial mammal	Australia
Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu		Unconfirmed	Reptile/Dinosaur	Republic of the Congo
Mecheny			Primate	Asia
Megalodon	Carcharodon megalodon	Presumed Extinct	Giant Prehistoric Shark	World’s Oceans
Megalania prisca	Giant Australian monitor lizard	Presumed Extinct	Reptile	Australia
Menehune		Unconfirmed	Primate	United States, Hawaii
Mermaid		Legendary/Mythical	Humanoid Sea Creature(Half Woman/Half Fish)	World’s Oceans
Merman		Legendary/Mythical	Humanoid Sea Creature(Half Man/Half Fish)	World’s Oceans
Minhocão		Exaggeration of existing animal	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	Presumed 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	Hoax	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	Confirmed	partly decomposed and mutilated carcass of a raccoon which looked like a monster	Montauk, Long Island
Morag		Unconfirmed	Lake Animal	Scotland
Mothman		Unconfirmed	Bipedal, winged	United States, West Virginia
Moose-pig	Beast of Dean	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	United Kingdom
Muckie			Lake Animal	Lakes of Killarney, Ireland
Muc-sheilch		Local Legend	Lake Animal	Scotland
Muhuru		Unconfirmed	Reptile/Dinosaur	Kenya
Mussie		Local Legend	Lake Animal	Ontario, Canada
Muwa	waray-waray, mawa	Folklore	Primate, forest-dwelling hominid	Eastern Samar, Philippines
Mylodon		Presumed Extinct	Giant 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	Believed to be a 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
Nords	Nordic Aliens, Pleideans, Hydean, Wingmaker, Venusian, Telosian	Unconfirmed	Humanoid Extraterrestrial	USA, Europe
Nurikabe		Unconfirmed	a yōkai that misdirects walking travelers at night.	Japan
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		Folklore	Bipedal	Indonesia
Orang Mawas	Mawa, Orang Dalam, hantu jerang gigi	Unconfirmed	Primate	Malaysia
Orang Pendek		Unconfirmed	Primate,possible surviving 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)	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	Worldwide
Phantom kangaroo		Presumed Extinct/Mythical	Marsupials	Various
Phaya Naga			Lake Animal	Laos, Thailand
Phoenix		Legendary/Mythical	Mythical bird, Legendary	Worldwide
Piasa	Piasa Bird	Native American Legend	Dragon Deer Bird Fish Hybrid	United States, Illinois
Pinatubo lake monsters		Descredited as groups of fish swarming together, seeming like an unknown creature, local legend	Lake animal, giant eel	Zambales, Philippines
Pizzly		confirmed,rare in wild	Polar bear-Grizzly bear hybrid	bred mostly in zoos but rarely found in Canada
Pope Lick Monster		Local legend	Bipedal	United States, Kentucky
Popobawa		Mythical/Political Tool	Bipedal	Zanzibar, Tanzania
Pressie			Lake Creature	United States, Michigan
Pukwudgie		Local legend	Bipedal	United States, Massachusetts
Q
Queensland Tiger		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	Australia
R
Raijū		Unconfirmed	Shinto god of lightning	Japan
Rat king		very rare	Group of Mammals (Rats)	Europe
Rhinoceros Dolphin		Unconfirmed	Cetacean
Road Troll		Discredited	Humanoid	United States
Ropen	indava, duwas, seklo-bali, kundua, wawanar	unconfirmed	Flying animal	Papua New Guinea
Row		Hoax	Reptile	New Guinea
Ryugyo		Unconfirmed	Sturgeon like fish	Japan
S
Salawa	Seth, Salaawa		Carnivorous Mammal	Egypt
Satyr	Goatmen	myth	bipedal	Ancient Greece
Sea monk		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			Primate	Europe
Shunka Warakin		There is an existing taxidermy that was recovered in 2007	Carnivorous Mammal; wolf-like, boar-like, hyena-like	American West (especially Montana)
Sigbin		Folklore, local legend	Canine, Cat-fox, civet	Philippines
Sirrush	Mushrushu	Unconfirmed	Reptile/Dinosaur	Africa, Ancient Babylon
Skunk Ape		Unconfirmed	Primate	United States, Florida
Skvader		Hoax	Mammal	Sundsvall, Sweden
Slow Down		Unidentified sound	Sea creature	Pacific Ocean
Steller’s Sea Cow		Presumed Extinct	Sea Animal	Bering Strait
Storsjöodjuret			Lake Animal	Sweden
Stronsay Beast		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
Tapire-lauara		Cartoon Cryptid	Lion-Bear-Cat-Dog looking creature with Saber teeth and a horse's mane	Amazon Jungle
Takitaro		Unconfirmed	Giant Fish	Japan
Tatzelwurm		Local Legend	Reptile/Amphibian	European Alps
Thunderbird	Bird	Unconfirmed	Giant Bird	North America
Thylacine	Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf	Presumed Extinct	Carnivorous Marsupial	Tasmania, Australia
Tikbalang		Mythical	Human/Horse Bipedal	Philippines
Tjutjuna	Chuchunaa		Primate	Russia
Tokeloshe		Mythical	Humanoid	South Africa
Trinity Alps giant salamander			Salamander	United States, California
Trunko			Sea Animal	South Africa
Tsuchinoko			Reptile/Snake	Japan
Tsul ’Kalu			Primate	American West
Turtle Lake Monster		Unconfirmed	Lake Monster	Saskatchewan, Canada
Turul		Mythical	Flying Creature	Hungary
U
UFO	Unidentified flying object	Discredited	Extraterrestrial Craft	WorldWide
Unicorn		Mythical	Horse-like Creature with horn
USO	Unidentified submerged object	Discredited	Underwater Extraterrestrial Craft	Worldwide
V
Veo			Carnivorous Mammal	Indonesia
W
Waheela		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous Mammal	Canada
Waitoreke			Carnivorous Mammal	New Zealand
Wampus Cat		Mythical	Bipedal	United States, Tennessee
Wendigo		Mythical	Bipedal	North America
White Orca		Confirmed Feb 23, 2008 near Kanaga Volcano	Oceanic Mammal	United States, Alaskan Waters
Willy		Local Legend	Aquatic Creature	Willoughby, VT, USA
Wippy	Whippy	Unconfirmed	Lake Monster	Lake Massawippi, Canada?
Wolpertinger	“Crisensus bavaricus”		Mammal	Germany
Woodwose			Primate	Europe
Winnie		Unconfirmed	lake monster	Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
Wucharia		Unconfirmed	Canine	Danakil depression, Eritrea
Y
Yeren			Primate (possible hominin)	China
Yeti	Abominable Snowman	Unconfirmed	Primate	Asia (Himalayas)
Yowie		Unconfirmed	Primate	Australia
Z
Zanzibar Leopard	Panthera pardus anersi	Presumed Extinct	Carnivorous Mammal	Zanzibar
Zon	Pterasaur	Presumed Extinct/Cartoon Cryptid	Living Pterasaur	Amazon Jungle
Zuiyō Maru “plesiosaur”	New Zealand Monster	Unconfirmed	Possible Basking shark	Christchurch coast of New Zealand