List of cryptids


This is a list of cryptids, which are animals presumed by followers of the cryptozoology pseudoscientific subculture to exist on the basis of anecdotal or other evidence considered insufficient by mainstream science. While biologists regularly identify new species following established scientific methodology, cryptozoologists focus on entities mentioned in the folklore record and rumour. Entities that may be considered cryptids by cryptozoologists include Bigfoot, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster, or Mokele-mbembe. Related pseudosciences include young Earth creationism, ghost hunting, and ufology. Some dictionaries and encyclopedias define the term "cryptid" as an animal whose existence is unsubstantiated.

List

Animals

Aquatic or semi-aquatic

NameOther namesDescriptionPurported locationDepiction
Altamaha-haAltieSturgeon or plesiosaur-like river animalGeorgia, United States
Bear Lake monsterLake monsterIdaho/Utah, United States
BessieLake Erie MonsterLake monsterLake Erie, North America
Brosno dragonBrosnyaLake monsterLake Brosno, Russia
BunyipLake and cave animalAustralia
CaddySea animalPacific Coast of North America
Champ, ChampyLake monsterLake Champlain, North America
ChessieSea animalAtlantic Coast of the United States, especially Chesapeake Bay
DingonekJungle walrusA tusked water-dwelling animalWestern Africa
Dobhar-chúWater HoundExtra-large otter-like carnivorous aquatic mammalIreland
Giant anacondaMegacondaGiant snakeSouth America
IgopogoKempenfelt KellyLake monsterLake Simcoe, Ontario
IsshiiIssieLake monsterJapan
KrakenSea animalWorld's oceans
KusshiiKussieLake monsterJapan
Lagarfljót Wormlagarfljóts ormurinnLake monsterIceland
Lake Van MonsterVan Gölü CanavarıLake monsterLake Van, Van, Turkey
Loch Ness MonsterNessie, Nessiteras rhombopteryxLake monsterLoch Ness, Scotland
MamlamboLake monsterSouth Africa
ManipogoWinnipogoLake monsterLake Manitoba, Canada
Mokele-mbembeDinosaurRepublic of the Congo
NahuelitoNahuel Huapi Lake MonsterLake monsterNahuel Huapi Lake, Argentina
OgopogoN'ha•a•itk, NaitakaLake monsterLake Okanagan, Canada
Sea serpentsSea animals, dinosaursAll bodies of water
SelmaSeljordsormenLake monsterLake Seljord, Telemark, Norway
Steller's sea apeSea animalPacific Ocean
Tahoe TessieLake Tahoe monsterLake monsterLake Tahoe, in California and Nevada, United States
Trinity Alps giant salamanderGiant salamanderCalifornia, United States

Terrestrial

Winged

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