List of cryptids

The following is a list of cryptids, 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.

The status of cryptids on this list falls into six categories:

• Unconfirmed – cryptids whose existence is alleged but not demonstrated.
• Disputed – 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.
• 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.

Cryptids

Name	Other names	Status	Description	Location	Pictures
Adjule	Kelb-el-khela	Proposed rare isolated population of African Wild Dog, due to coincidental range	Unrecognized canine form reported from the western part of the Sahara by local people, and live in packs	North Africa
Agogwe	Agogure, agogwe, kakundakari, kikomba, sehite	Unconfirmed	Small human-shaped 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	Ape or hominid	Asia/Caucasus
Altamaha-ha	Altie	Unconfirmed	Sturgeon-like river animal	United States
Ameranthropoides loysi !"Ameranthropoides loysi"	De Loys' ape	Proposed spider monkey – confirmed hoax	Primate	Near the Tarra River, Colombia	The only evidence of the cryptid is this one photograph
Amomongo	Negros ape	Unconfirmed	Primate	Negros Island, 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, New York, Alabama, Ohio, New England, North Carolina, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia, United States
Aswang		Unconfirmed	A vampire-like creature that could shape-shift	Philippines
Atti		Confirmed okapi	Related to the giraffe	Africa
Ayia Napa sea monster	O filikos teras ("The Friendly Monster"), Nappis	Unconfirmed	Speculated to be something like a crocodile or sea serpent[2]	Cyprus
Barmanou	Barmanu, Big Hairy One	Unconfirmed	Ape or hominid	Middle East/Asia
Batutut	Ujit, Người rừng	Unconfirmed	Hominid	Vietnam, Laos, and Borneo
Beaman		Unconfirmed	Ape or hominid	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	Beast of Bodmin	Unconfirmed	Large felid	Cornwall, England
Beast of Bray Road	Michigan Dogman, Wisconsin Werewolf, Ohio Wolfman	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Wisconsin (United States)
Beast of Busco	Churubusco turtle; Oscar	Unconfirmed	Reptile/Dinosaur	Churubusco, Indiana, United States
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, Arenotelicon	Unconfirmed; possibly hybrid wolf-dog	Canid	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	United States and Canada
Black Shuck	Old shuck	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Coast of East Anglia, England
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
Cadborosaurus willsi !"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 !"Champtanystropheus americansus", Champy	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Champlain, North America
Cherufe		Disputed	Magma monster or draconic 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
Chuchunya		Unconfirmed	Large hominid	Russia
Chupacabra	Chupacabras (Spanish for Goats Sucker)	Proposed coyotes infected with Sarcoptes scabiei (for the desertic variant)[4]	Reptile/Mammal (Canine?)[5]	Puerto Rico (originally), South and Central America, Southern North America
Con Rit		Unconfirmed	A sea serpent or large aquatic centipede[6]	Vietnam, Algeria
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		Unconfirmed	Bipedal, alleged extraterrestrial	Dover, Massachusetts, United States
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		Disputed; 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 Monster		Unconfirmed	Three legs, short body, two little short arms with claws, grayish epidermis and big reddish eyes	Enfield, Illinois, United States
Ennedi tiger	Hadjel, Gassingram, Vossoko, Mourou N'gou, Mamaimé, Dilali, Saber-toothed cat	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Chad, Africa	Sketches
Fear liath	Am Fear Liath Mòr, The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, Greyman	Unconfirmed	Primate; possible humanoid	Scotland
Fiskerton Phantom		Unconfirmed	Phantom cat/Bear	Fiskerton, Lincolnshire, UK
Flatwoods monster	Green Monster, Braxton County Monster	Unconfirmed	Spade-headed extraterrestrial	Disputed; possibly misidentified barn owl	West Virginia, United States
Flying Rod	Sky Fish, rod, sky squid	Disputed; video camera malfunction, also considered long exposure photography of moths showing an exaggerated rod effect	Photographic artifact	Worldwide
Fouke Monster	Jonesville Monster, Southern Sasquatch, Boggy Creek Monster	Unconfirmed	Hominid or other primate	Arkansas, United States
Fur-bearing trout		Hoax	Fish with hair; hairy trout	North America
Garou	Loup Garou, Cajun werewolf	Unconfirmed	Wolf-like creature	Louisiana (United States)
Gazeka		Disputed	Mammal	Papua New Guinea
Gambo		Unconfirmed	Sea animal	Africa
Ghost Deer		Unconfirmed	Large deer, supposedly impervious to bullets	Northern California
Giant anaconda	Megaconda	Unconfirmed	Giant snake	South America
Giglioli's Whale	Amphiptera pacifica !"Amphiptera pacifica"	Unconfirmed	Sea animal	Off Chile, Scotland, and France (in the Mediterranean Sea)
Globster	Blob	Disputed; whale blubber and/or decomposing marine animal flesh massed together	Decaying sea animal	Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean
Gloucester Sea serpent	Scoliophis Atlanticus[7]	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 Kentucky, 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
Hakawai	Hokioi	Proposed Coenocorypha snipe	Mythological bird heard but not seen.	New Zealand
Hellhound	Barghest, Black Shuck, Dip, Gwyllgi, Gytrash	Unconfirmed	Large, black, spectral hound with red eyes	Worldwide
Hibagon	Hinagon	Unconfirmed	Primate	Japan
High-finned sperm whale[8]		Unconfirmed[Note 1]	Cetacean	Shetland Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hodag	The Dag; Nasobatilus	Hoax	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 !"Homo gardarensis"		Disputed	Hominid (acromegalic Homo sapiens?)	Greenland
Honey Island Swamp monster	Letiche, Tainted Keitre	Unconfirmed	Hominid or other primate	Louisiana, United States
Honshū wolf	Japanese wolf, yamainu	Officially considered extinct; recent unconfirmed sightings	Wolf	Honshū, Japan
Hoop snake		Disputed; 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		Disputed[10]	Canine	Maryland, United States
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
Ivory-billed Woodpecker		Unconfirmed	Bird	Southern USA and Cuba
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
Jersey Devil	Leeds Devil	Unconfirmed	"Winged bipedal horse"	United States, esp. New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania
Kaijin		Unconfirmed	Sea monster	Japan
Kappa	Gatarō, Kawako	Unconfirmed / Mythical	Bipedal	Japan
Kawekaweau	Delcourt's giant gecko, Hoplodactylus delcourti	Extinct/Unconfirmed	Lizard	New Zealand
Kelpie	Water horse	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous equine	Scottish and Irish lakes and rivers
Kikiyaon [12]		Unconfirmed	Carnivore owl	West Africa
Kingstie	Lake George Monster	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Ontario, North America
Kongamato		Unconfirmed	Pterosaur/Bird/Bat	Kenya
Koolakamba	Ape Hybrid, KoolooKamba	Unconfirmed Undetermined whether an ape hybrid, new species/subspecies or an individual variation of a chimpanzee or a gorilla.	An ape hybrid that's allegedly a cross between a chimpanzee and a gorilla.	West Africa
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
Lagarfljót Worm	lagarfljóts ormurinn	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Iceland
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
Loch Ness Monster	Nessie, "Nessiteras rhombopteryx"	Disputed. A famous image hoax[13] has been discredited.	Lake animal (plesiosaur or another type of Sauropterygia?)	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
MacFarlane's Bear	Ursus inopinatus[14]	Extinct	Carnivorous mammal, possibly a grizzly-polar bear hybrid	Canada
Maero	Mohoao	Unconfirmed	Cannibalistic hominids in Māori mythology	New Zealand
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, Bangladesh
Man-eating tree		Disputed	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
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
Mermaid		Disputed; many hoaxes have been discredited	Human-fish	All five Oceans and several seas
Merman		Disputed; many hoaxes have been discredited	Human-fish	All five Oceans and several seas
Minhocão	Big Earthworm	Unconfirmed	Caecilian	South America
Minnesota Iceman	Homo pongoides !"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	Maeroero, 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 the Monster	Missouri Monster	Disputed	Primate	Missouri, United States
Mongolian Death Worm	Allghoi (or orghoi) khorkhoi	Unconfirmed	Worm-like animal	Gobi Desert
Monkey-man of Delhi	Black Monkey	Unconfirmed	Big black monkey alleged to be the reason of disaster in areas around Old Delhi (India)	India
Mono Grande		Unconfirmed	Hominid	South America
Montauk Monster	Mounty	Disputed; possibly 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	Mason County, 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
Monster of Monterey		Unconfirmed	Supposed plesiosaur	Monterey Bay, California, USA
Nahuelito	Nahuel Huapi Lake Monster	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Nahuel Huapi Lake, Argentina
Nandi Bear	Chemosit,[17] Chimiset, Chimisit, Duba, Engargiya, Gadett, Ikimizi, Kerit, Kikambangwe, Kikomba, Koddoelo, Ngoloko, Sabrookoo, Shivuverre	Proposed hyena	Carnivorous mammal	Africa
Ndendeki[18]		Unconfirmed	Giant turtle	Central Africa
Ngoima [19]		Unconfirmed	Giant bird	Republic of the Congo
Ngoubou		Unconfirmed	Reptile, proposed dinosaur	Cameroon
Nguma-monene		Unconfirmed	Reptile, proposed dinosaur	Republic of the Congo
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 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)
"Panthera tigris sudanensis"		Unconfirmed	Big felid: possibly a new species of tiger	Cairo, Egypt
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
Pogeyan		Unconfirmed – known to local people, sighted by Western naturalist	Grey felid; possible leopard colour morph or out-of-place Asian lion	Ghats, India
Popobawa		Unconfirmed		East Africa
Pope Lick Monster		Unconfirmed	Bipedal	Kentucky, United States
Poukai	Pouakai, Hakawai	Proposed Haast's Eagle	Large carnivorous bird	New Zealand
Pukwudgie		Unconfirmed	Bipedal	Massachusetts, United States
Pygmy Gorilla		Unconfirmed, based on specimens in various collections[20]	Primate	Congo Basin, Africa
Pygmy Elephant		Unconfirmed	Pachyderm	Western Ghats, Kerala, India
Qilin	Kirin (from Japanese), Kỳ lân (from Vietnamese) or sometimes kyrin and ki-lin, Chinese unicorn	Unconfirmed	Chimera	China
Queensland Tiger	Yarri, the Beast of Buderim	Unconfirmed, possibly a thylacine	Carnivorous mammal	Australia
Rake		Hoax	Humanoid	North America
Reptilians	Lizard People, Draconian, Reptoid, Dinosauroid, Dragonoid	Unconfirmed	Bipedal	Worldwide
Ropen	Indava, duwas, seklo-bali, kundua, wawanar	Unconfirmed	Flying animal, alleged pterosaur	Papua New Guinea
Row[21]		Disputed	Reptile	New Guinea
Salawa	Set animal	Proposed fennec fox	Carnivorous canid	Egypt
Sea monk		Disputed; misidentifications of known animals	Sea animal	World's oceans
Sea monsters		Unconfirmed	Sea animals	World's oceans
Sea serpent		Unconfirmed	Sea animal	World's oceans
Selma	Seljordsormen	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Seljord, Telemark, Norway
Sewer alligator	Albino alligator	Unconfirmed, urban myth	Contemporary phylogenesis	Widespread urban environments
Sharlie	Slimy slim, The twilight dragon of Payette lake	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Payette, McCall, Idaho, United States
Shōjō	Xing-xing, translates to "heavy drinker" or "orangutan"	Proposed orangutan	Sea creature with red face and hair	Japan
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	Stink Ape, Myakka Ape, Myakka Skunk Ape	Unconfirmed	Primate	Florida, United States
Spring-heeled Jack	The Terror of London	Unconfirmed	Said to be humanoid	London as well as other parts of England
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
Tahoe Tessie	Lake Tahoe monster	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Tahoe, California, and Nevada (United States)
Takitaro[22]		Unconfirmed	Giant fish	Japan
Tapire-iauara		Unconfirmed	Jaguar/Tapir	Amazon rainforest
Tatzelwurm		Unconfirmed	Reptile/Amphibian	European Alps
Thetis Lake monster		Disputed	Reptilian humanoid	Vancouver Island, Canada
Thunderbird		Unconfirmed	Giant bird	North America
Thylacine	Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf	Extinct (rumored extant)	Carnivorous marsupial	Tasmania, Australia
Tikbalang		Unconfirmed	Humanoid	Philippines
Trinity Alps giant salamander		Unconfirmed	Salamander	California, United States
Trunko	The Margate monster	Disputed; whale blubber[23]	Whale carcass	South Africa
Tsuchinoko		Unconfirmed	Snake	Japan
Tsul 'Kalu		Unconfirmed	Primate	American West
Turtle Lake Monster		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Saskatchewan, Canada
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
Veo		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Indonesia
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[24]
Wild Man of the Navidad	Wild Woman of the Navidad, Wildman of the Navidad	Unconfirmed	Legendary creature	South Texas, United States[25]
Wog	Nodoroc Devil Dog	Unconfirmed	Mammal	Barrow County, United States[26]
Wolpertinger	Crisensus bavaricus !"Crisensus bavaricus"	Hoax	Mammal	Germany
Wucharia	"Canis aureus lupaster" or "Canis lupus arabs"	Unconfirmed	Canine	Danakil Depression, Eritrea	Photographs
Ya-te-veo	Man-Eating Tree, its name means "I see you"	Unconfirmed	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 / Ursidae	Himalayas (Asia)
Yowie	Yahoo	Unconfirmed	Primate	Australia
Zanzibar Leopard	Panthera pardus adersi	Extinct	Feline	Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Zuiyō-maru creature	New Nessie	Originally considered a plesiosaur; possible basking shark carcass	Carcass	Christchurch coast of New Zealand	See main article

See also

• Crypsis
• Fearsome critters
• List of alleged extraterrestrial beings
• List of cryptozoologists
• List of legendary creatures
• List of megafauna discovered in modern times
• List of reported lake monsters

Notes

References