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List of cryptids

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See also: List of lake monsters
Name Other names Description Purported location Depiction
Altamaha-ha[citation needed] Altie Sturgeon or plesiosaur-like river animal Georgia, United States Altamaha-ha.jpg
Bear Lake monster[citation needed]   Lake monster Idaho/Utah, United States  
Bessie[citation needed] Lake Erie Monster Lake monster Lake Erie, North America  
Brosno dragon[5] Brosnya Lake monster Lake Brosno, Russia  
Bunyip[6]   Lake and cave animal Australia Bunyip 1890.jpg
Cadborosaurus[7] Caddy Sea animal Pacific Coast of North America Cadborosaurus October 1937.jpg
Champ[5][8] Champtanystropheus americanus, Champy Lake monster Lake Champlain, North America Artistic representation of Sandra Mansi's 1977 photograph of "Champ" lake monster.jpg
Chessie[citation needed]   Sea animal Atlantic Coast of the United States, especially Chesapeake Bay  
Dingonek[9] Jungle walrus A tusked water-dwelling animal Western Africa  
Dobhar-chú[10] Water Hound Extra-large otter-like carnivorous aquatic mammal Ireland  
Giant anaconda[11] Megaconda Giant snake South America  
Igopogo[5] Kempenfelt Kelly Lake monster Lake Simcoe, Ontario (Canada)  
Isshii[5] Issie Lake monster Japan  
Kraken   Sea animal World’s oceans Colossal octopus by Pierre Denys de Montfort.jpg
Kusshii[5] Kussie Lake monster Japan  
Lagarfljót Worm[12] lagarfljóts ormurinn Lake monster Iceland  
Loch Ness Monster[13] Nessie, Nessiteras rhombopteryx Lake monster Loch Ness, Scotland Loch-Ness-Monster.jpg
Mamlambo[5]   Lake monster South Africa  
Manipogo[5] Winnipogo Lake monster Lake Manitoba, Canada  
Mokele-mbembe[7]   Dinosaur Republic of the Congo  
Nahuelito[5] Nahuel Huapi Lake Monster Lake monster Nahuel Huapi Lake, Argentina  
Ogopogo[5][8] N’ha•a•itk, Naitaka Lake monster Lake Okanagan, Canada  
Sea serpents[14]   Sea animals, dinosaurs All bodies of water Soe Orm 1555.jpg
Selma[5] Seljordsormen Lake monster Lake Seljord, Telemark, Norway  
Steller’s sea ape[15]   Sea animal Pacific Ocean  
Tahoe Tessie[citation needed] Lake Tahoe monster Lake monster Lake Tahoe, in California and Nevada, United States  
Trinity Alps giant salamander   Giant salamander[16] California, United States  

Terrestrial

Name Other names Description Purported location Depiction
Almas[5][8] 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		 Non-human ape or hominid Asia/Caucasus  
Barmanou[5] Barmanu, Big Hairy One Ape or hominid Middle East/Asia  
Beast of Bodmin Moor[17]   Large felid Cornwall, England  
Beast of Exmoor[11]   Big cat England  
Bigfoot[18] Sasquatch Large and hairy ape-like creature United States and Canada  
British big cats[17] Alien big cats (ABCs), phantom cats, mystery cats, English lions,
Beast of Bodmin, Beast of Exmoor		 Carnivorous mammal Great Britain  
Bukit Timah Monkey Man[19] BTM, BTMM Forest-dwelling hominid or other primate Singapore  
Chuchunya[20][5]   Large hominid Russia  
Chupacabra[21] Chupacabras (Brazilian Portuguese for goat-sucker)   Puerto Rico (originally),
South and Central America,
Southern North America		  
Ebu gogo[22]   Small primate, possible early hominid Flores, Indonesia  
Elwetritsch[23]   Mammal Germany  
Fouke Monster[citation needed] Jonesville Monster, Southern Sasquatch, Boggy Creek Monster Hominid or other primate Arkansas, United States  
Great Spider[citation needed] Jba Fofi, Congolese Giant Spider, Giant Spider Enormous Spider Congo, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Louisiana, United States, Zimbabwe  
Honey Island Swamp monster[citation needed] Letiche, Tainted Keitre Hominid or other primate Louisiana, United States  
Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp[citation needed] Lizard Man of Lee County Bipedal South Carolina, United States  
Minhocão[5] Big Earthworm Caecilian South America  
Mngwa[17] Nunda Carnivorous mammal Tanzania  
Mogollon Monster[citation needed] Mug-ee-yun Monster Bipedal primate Mogollon Rim, Arizona, United States  
Mongolian death worm[11] Allghoi (or orghoi) khorkhoi Worm-like animal Gobi Desert (Asia)  
Monkey-man of Delhi[11] Black Monkey Big black monkey Old Delhi, India  
Orang-bati[5]   Bipedal Indonesia  
Orang Mawas[5] Mawas, Orang Dalam, Hantu Jarang Gigi Primate Malaysia  
Ozark Howler[citation needed] Ozark Black Howler Carnivorous mammal Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas, United States  
Shunka Warakin[citation needed]   Carnivorous mammal; wolf-like, boar-like, hyena-like Western United States (especially Montana)  
Skunk ape[24] Stink Ape, Myakka Ape, Myakka Skunk Ape Primate Florida, United States  
Yeren[25][24] Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman Primate (possible hominin) China  
Yeti[26] Abominable Snowman Large and hairy human-like entity, various other descriptions Himalayas (Asia)  
Yowie[27]   Large and hairy human-like entity, various other descriptions Australia  

Winged

Name Other names Description Purported location Depiction
Jersey Devil[13] Leeds Devil Winged bipedal horse United States, mainly the South Jersey Pine Barrens, as well as other parts of New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania Jersey Devil Philadelphia Post 1909.jpg
Mothman[28] Popularized by John A. Keel’s book The Mothman Prophecies Winged bipedal Mason County, West Virginia, United States  
Thunderbird[29]   Giant bird North America  

See also

Aquatic or semi-aquatic

Name Other names Description Purported location Depiction
Altamaha-ha[citation needed] Altie Sturgeon or plesiosaur-like river animal Georgia, United States Altamaha-ha.jpg
Bear Lake monster[citation needed]   Lake monster Idaho/Utah, United States  
Bessie[citation needed] Lake Erie Monster Lake monster Lake Erie, North America  
Brosno dragon[5] Brosnya Lake monster Lake Brosno, Russia  
Bunyip[6]   Lake and cave animal Australia Bunyip 1890.jpg
Cadborosaurus[7] Caddy Sea animal Pacific Coast of North America Cadborosaurus October 1937.jpg
Champ[5][8] Champtanystropheus americanus, Champy Lake monster Lake Champlain, North America Artistic representation of Sandra Mansi's 1977 photograph of "Champ" lake monster.jpg
Chessie[citation needed]   Sea animal Atlantic Coast of the United States, especially Chesapeake Bay  
Dingonek[9] Jungle walrus A tusked water-dwelling animal Western Africa  
Dobhar-chú[10] Water Hound Extra-large otter-like carnivorous aquatic mammal Ireland  
Giant anaconda[11] Megaconda Giant snake South America  
Igopogo[5] Kempenfelt Kelly Lake monster Lake Simcoe, Ontario (Canada)  
Isshii[5] Issie Lake monster Japan  
Kraken   Sea animal World’s oceans Colossal octopus by Pierre Denys de Montfort.jpg
Kusshii[5] Kussie Lake monster Japan  
Lagarfljót Worm[12] lagarfljóts ormurinn Lake monster Iceland  
Loch Ness Monster[13] Nessie, Nessiteras rhombopteryx Lake monster Loch Ness, Scotland Loch-Ness-Monster.jpg
Mamlambo[5]   Lake monster South Africa  
Manipogo[5] Winnipogo Lake monster Lake Manitoba, Canada  
Mokele-mbembe[7]   Dinosaur Republic of the Congo  
Nahuelito[5] Nahuel Huapi Lake Monster Lake monster Nahuel Huapi Lake, Argentina  
Ogopogo[5][8] N’ha•a•itk, Naitaka Lake monster Lake Okanagan, Canada  
Sea serpents[14]   Sea animals, dinosaurs All bodies of water Soe Orm 1555.jpg
Selma[5] Seljordsormen Lake monster Lake Seljord, Telemark, Norway  
Steller’s sea ape[15]   Sea animal Pacific Ocean  
Tahoe Tessie[citation needed] Lake Tahoe monster Lake monster Lake Tahoe, in California and Nevada, United States  
Trinity Alps giant salamander   Giant salamander[16] California, United States  

Terrestrial

Name Other names Description Purported location Depiction
Almas[5][8] 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		 Non-human ape or hominid Asia/Caucasus  
Barmanou[5] Barmanu, Big Hairy One Ape or hominid Middle East/Asia  
Beast of Bodmin Moor[17]   Large felid Cornwall, England  
Beast of Exmoor[11]   Big cat England  
Bigfoot[18] Sasquatch Large and hairy ape-like creature United States and Canada  
British big cats[17] Alien big cats (ABCs), phantom cats, mystery cats, English lions,
Beast of Bodmin, Beast of Exmoor		 Carnivorous mammal Great Britain  
Bukit Timah Monkey Man[19] BTM, BTMM Forest-dwelling hominid or other primate Singapore  
Chuchunya[20][5]   Large hominid Russia  
Chupacabra[21] Chupacabras (Brazilian Portuguese for goat-sucker)   Puerto Rico (originally),
South and Central America,
Southern North America		  
Ebu gogo[22]   Small primate, possible early hominid Flores, Indonesia  
Elwetritsch[23]   Mammal Germany  
Fouke Monster[citation needed] Jonesville Monster, Southern Sasquatch, Boggy Creek Monster Hominid or other primate Arkansas, United States  
Great Spider[citation needed] Jba Fofi, Congolese Giant Spider, Giant Spider Enormous Spider Congo, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Louisiana, United States, Zimbabwe  
Honey Island Swamp monster[citation needed] Letiche, Tainted Keitre Hominid or other primate Louisiana, United States  
Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp[citation needed] Lizard Man of Lee County Bipedal South Carolina, United States  
Minhocão[5] Big Earthworm Caecilian South America  
Mngwa[17] Nunda Carnivorous mammal Tanzania  
Mogollon Monster[citation needed] Mug-ee-yun Monster Bipedal primate Mogollon Rim, Arizona, United States  
Mongolian death worm[11] Allghoi (or orghoi) khorkhoi Worm-like animal Gobi Desert (Asia)  
Monkey-man of Delhi[11] Black Monkey Big black monkey Old Delhi, India  
Orang-bati[5]   Bipedal Indonesia  
Orang Mawas[5] Mawas, Orang Dalam, Hantu Jarang Gigi Primate Malaysia  
Ozark Howler[citation needed] Ozark Black Howler Carnivorous mammal Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas, United States  
Shunka Warakin[citation needed]   Carnivorous mammal; wolf-like, boar-like, hyena-like Western United States (especially Montana)  
Skunk ape[24] Stink Ape, Myakka Ape, Myakka Skunk Ape Primate Florida, United States  
Yeren[25][24] Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman Primate (possible hominin) China  
Yeti[26] Abominable Snowman Large and hairy human-like entity, various other descriptions Himalayas (Asia)  
Yowie[27]   Large and hairy human-like entity, various other descriptions Australia  

Winged

Name Other names Description Purported location Depiction
Jersey Devil[13] Leeds Devil Winged bipedal horse United States, mainly the South Jersey Pine Barrens, as well as other parts of New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania Jersey Devil Philadelphia Post 1909.jpg
Mothman[28] Popularized by John A. Keel’s book The Mothman Prophecies Winged bipedal Mason County, West Virginia, United States  
Thunderbird[29]   Giant bird North America  

 

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