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 evidence that is considered insufficient by mainstream science. There are currently 242 species listed.

Every animal 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 accepted alternative explanation.
• 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 thought to be 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
A
Adjule	Kelb-el-khela	Proposed African Wild Dog	Canine – unrecognized canid form report from western part of Sahara by local people, and live in packs. Possible some isolated population of very rare African wild dog	North Africa
Agogwe	Kakundakari	Unconfirmed	Small bipedal	Eastern Africa
Ahool		Unconfirmed (possibly a Brown Wood-owl)	Flying animal, giant bat	Indonesia
Akkorokamui		Unconfirmed (possibly a giant squid or octopus)	Fish	Japan; 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	River animal	Georgia (United States)
	De Loys' ape	Proposed misidentification of a spider monkey – probable hoax	Primate	South America
Amomongo	Negros ape	Unconfirmed	Primate	Negros, Philippines
Andean Wolf	Hagenbeck wolf, Andean mountain wolf, Dasycyon hagenbecki	Extinct	Canine	High Andes
Appalachian Black Panther		Unconfirmed	A large, black felid. A melanistic cougar	West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennslyvania, and Virginia, United States
Ayia Napa sea monster	O filikos teras, Nappis	Unconfirmed	Cross of various sea creatures	Cyprus
B
Barmanou		Unconfirmed	Primate	Middle East/Asia
Batsquatch		Unconfirmed	Winged primate	Mount St. Helens, Skamania County, Washington, United States
Batutut	Ujit, Nguoi Rung	Unconfirmed	Hominid	East Asia
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	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Wisconsin (United States)
Beast of Busco	Churubusco turtle; Oscar	Discredited	Reptile/Dinosaur	Churubusco, Indiana
Beast of Dean	Moose-pig		boar-like mammal	England
Beast of Gévaudan	Bête du Gévaudan	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous wolf-like mammal	Gévaudan (Lozère), France
Bergman's bear	God bear; irkuiem	Extinct	Bear	Asia
Bessie		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Erie, North America
Bigfoot	Sasquatch, Skookum, Yeren, Yeti, Mapinguari	Unconfirmed	Hominid or primate	North America
Black Shuck	Old shuck	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Coast of East Anglia, England
Bloop		Unconfirmed	Gigantic creature/Unconfirmed sound	South American southwest coast
Bondegezou	Dingiso	Confirmed species of Tree-kangaroo, previously considered a cryptid	Tree-kangaroo	New Guinea, Indonesia
British big cats	Alien big cats (ABCs), phantom 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	Unconfirmed	Forest-dwelling hominid or primate	Singapore
Bunyip		Unconfirmed (legendary creature)	Lake and cave animal	Australia
Burmese gray wild dog		Unconfirmed	Canine	Burma
Buru		Extinct	Reptile or giant lungfish	India
Burrunjor	Arnhem Rex	Unconfirmed	Living dinosaur	Australia
C
	Caddy, "Cadborosaurus"	Unconfirmed	Sea animal	Pacific Coast of North America
Canvey Island Monster		Proposed anglerfish or batfish	Bipedal	England
Champ	, Champy	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Champlain, North America
Chessie		Unconfirmed	Sea animal	Atlantic Coast of the United States, esp. Chesapeake Bay
Chupacabra	Goat Sucker	Unconfirmed. Possible TV footage, Sept 2009: CNN TV report	Reptile//Mammal/Canine, possibly 2 species; thought to be a supernatural/extraterrestrial creature by some	Mexico/Puerto Rico/Texas, United States
Con Rit	Many-finned Sea Serpent, Centipede, Great Sea-Centipede, Cetioscolopendra aeliana	Unconfirmed	Sea animal	Southeast Asia, coast of Algeria
D
Dingonek	Jungle walrus	Unconfirmed	A walrus that reportedly lives in the heart of Africa	Western Africa
Dahu		Unconfirmed	Herbivorous mammal	France and Switzerland
Deinotherium		Extinct	Herbivorous mammal	Africa
Devil Bird	Ulama	Proposed Spot-bellied Eagle-owl or Sri Lankan brown owl	Bird	Sri Lanka
Dobhar-chu	Carnivorous mammal	Unconfirmed	Extra-large otter-like water beast	Ireland
Dover Demon		Unconfirmed	Bipedal, possible alien	Dover, Massachusetts, United States
Drop bear		Hoax	Arboreal, predatory, koala-like marsupial, which attacks its prey by dropping onto it from above	Australia
E
Ebu Gogo	Homo floresiensis, "Hobbit"	Supposedly extinct, but allegedly still seen by some	Small primate or possible early hominid	Flores, Indonesia
Elasmotherium	Giant Rhinoceros	Extinct	Herbivorous mammal	Asia
Elmendorf Beast		Proposed Mexican Hairless Dog	Canid	Elmendorf, Texas (United States)
Elwedritsche		Unconfirmed	Mammal	Germany
Ennedi tiger	Hadjel, Gassingram, Vossoko, Mourou N'gou, Mamaimé, Dilali, Saber-toothed cat	Extinct	Carnivorous mammal	Chad, Africa
Emela-ntouka	Chipekwe, Irizima, Aseka-moke	Unconfirmed	Reptile/Dinosaur or an undiscovered aquatic rhinoceros	Republic of the Congo
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Fairy	Faerie, Pixie, Sprite	Unconfirmed; some supposed photographic evidence confirmed to be a hoax	Fairy	Worldwide
Fear liath	Am Fear Liath Mòr, The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, Greyman	Unconfirmed	Primate; possible humanoid	Scotland
Flathead Lake monster		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Montana, United States
Flatwoods monster	Green Monster, Braxton County Monster	Unconfirmed	Spade-headed extraterrestrial	West Virginia, United States
Flying Rod	Sky Fish, rod, sky squid	Confirmed video camera malfunction	Photographic artifact	World
Fouke Monster	Boggy Creek Monster	Unconfirmed	Primate; possible humanoid	Arkansas (United States)
Fur-bearing trout		Hoax	Fish with hair; hairy trout	North America
G
Garou	Loup Garou, Cajun werewolf	Unconfirmed	Wolf-like creature	Louisiana (United States)
Gazeka		Discredited	Mammal	Papua New Guinea
Gambo		Unconfirmed	Sea animal	Africa
Getzko	Gyetzko	Unconfirmed	Hominid	Poland and Belarus, Eastern Europe
Giant anaconda		No specimens above the size of have been captured	Giant snake	South America
Giant Snake of Mt. Tsurugi		Unconfirmed	Reptile	Japan
Giglioli's whale		Unconfirmed	Sea animal	Off Chile, Scotland and France (Mediterranean)
Globster	Blob	Unconfirmed	Decaying sea animal	Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean
Gloucester Sea serpent	Great Sea Serpent of New England	Unconfirmed	Sea serpent	Massachusetts, United States
Gnome of Gerona	Goblin	Unconfirmed	Small humanoid	Gerona, Spain
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, United States
The Grinning Man	Indrid Cold, Karl Ardo, Demo Hassan (names of supposed Grinning Men encountered by contactees)	Unconfirmed	Extraterrestrial, Men In Black (MIB), Phantom	Elizabeth, New Jersey and Point Pleasant, West Virginia, 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
H
Hibagon	Hinagon	Unconfirmed	Primate	Japan
High-finned sperm whale		Unconfirmed	Cetacean	Shetland Islands
Hodag	The Dag; Nasobatilus	Discredited; the main original proponent of its existence later admitted it to be a hoax	Carnivorous mammal/lizard	Wisconsin, United States
Hokkaido Wolf	Ezo Wolf	Unconfirmed	Wolf	Hokkaidō, Japan
		Discredited	Hominid (acromegalic Homo sapiens?)	Greenland
Hoop snake		Hoax	Snake	United States/Australia
Huay Chivo	Huaychivo	Discredited	Carnivorous mammal	Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo (Mexico)
Hyote		Discredited	Canine	Maryland, United States
I
Igopogo		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Simcoe, Ontario (Canada)
Iliamna Lake Monster		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Iliamna, Alaska
Inkanyamba		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Africa
Isshii	Issie	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Japan
J
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		Extinct	Carnivorous mammal	Japan
Jersey Devil	Leeds Devil	Unconfirmed	"Winged bipedal horse"	United States, esp. New Jersey
K
Kaijin		Unconfirmed	Sea monster	Japan
Kala Bandar	Black Monkey, Monkey-man of Delhi	Unconfirmed	Big black monkey seemed 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
Kelpie	Water horse	Discredited	Carnivorous equine	Scottish and Irish lakes and rivers
Kikiyaon		Unconfirmed	Carnivore bird	Africa
Kingstie	Lake George Monster	Hoax	Lake animal	Lake Ontario, North America
Komodo Dragon	Komodo Monitor, Komodo Island Monitor, Ora	Confirmed	Giant lizard	Komodo Island, Rinca, Flores Island, Gili Motang (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Kongamato		Unconfirmed	Pterosaur/Bird/Bat	Kenya
Kraken		Legendary gigantic squid	Sea animal	World's oceans
Kting Voar	Holy Goat, Snake-eating Cow, Khting Vor, Linh Duong, Pseudonovibos spiralis	Discredited	Herbivorous mammal	Vietnam and Cambodia
Kumi Lizard		Extinct; unconfirmed	Reptile: giant monitor lizard	New Zealand
Kusshii		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Japan
L
Lagarfljóts Worm	lagarfljóts ormurinn	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Iceland
Lake Tahoe Monster	Tahoe Tessie	Discredited	Lake animal	California and Nevada, United States
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	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 Men	Draconian, Reptoid, Dinosauroid, Dragonoid, Reptilian	Unconfirmed, Theoretical	Bipedal	World
Loch Ness Monster	Nessie, Nessiteras rhombopteryx	Unconfirmed	Lake animal (plesiosaur?)	Loch Ness, Scotland
Loveland Frog	Loveland Lizard	Unconfirmed	Bipedal lizard or frog, first saw in Loveland, Ohio	Ohio, United States
Lusca	Gigantic octopus	Unconfirmed	Sea animal	World's oceans
M
Masamin		Unconfirmed	Black creature with a beak	Wisconsin, United States
MacFarlane's Bear	Ursus inopinatus	Extinct	Carnivorous mammal	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
Manipogo	Winnipogo	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Manitoba, Canada
Mapinguari		Unconfirmed	Herbivorous mammal	Amazon Rainforest
Maricoxi		Unconfirmed	Primate	South America
Marozi	Spotted Lion	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
Mecheny		Unconfirmed	Primate	Asia
Megalodon	Carcharodon, Carcharocles	Extinct; considered by some to still exist	Giant shark	World's oceans
Megalania prisca	Giant Australian monitor lizard	Extinct, considered by some to be still alive, possibly as the Kumi Lizard	Reptile/Giant Komodo Dragon	Australia
Menehune		Unconfirmed	Primate	Hawaii, United States
Merpeople	Mermaid/Merman	Unconfirmed, many hoaxes have been discredited	Human-Fish	The Seven Oceans and several seas
Messie		Unconfirmed	Lake creature	Lake Murray, South Carolina, U.S.
Minhocão		Unconfirmed	Caecilian	South America
Minnesota Iceman		Unconfirmed	Primate	Minnesota, United States
Mitla	Fawcett's zorro or Fawcett's cat	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Bolivia rainforest
Mngwa	Nunda	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Africa
Moa		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	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	Unconfirmed	Possible partly decomposed and mutilated carcass of a canine, raccoon or rodent which looked like a monster	Montauk, Long Island (United States)
Morag		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Scotland
Mothman	Indrid Cold, Occasionally referred to as "The Grinning Man"	Unconfirmed	Winged bipedal	West Virginia, United States
Mountain Fennec	Vulpes sp. nov.	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	waray-waray, mawa	Unconfirmed	Primate, forest-dwelling hominid	Eastern Samar, Philippines
Muhm	mumh	Unconfirmed	Primate, Mountain-dwelling hominid; Female shaped animal (some old inhabitants say it was a goat-like creature, with head of female). Several dead bodies of Muhms were reported after great Earthquake of 1935.	Quetta, Pakistan
Mylodon		Extinct, though considered by some to still exist	Giant ground sloth	Southern Patagonian forests
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Nabau		Unconfirmed	Giant snake	Malaysia
Naga	Naga, Nak, Phaya Nak	Unconfirmed	Legendary large snake	Mekong river border between Thailand and Laos
Nahuelito		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Nahuel Huapi Lake, Argentina
Nandi Bear	Chemosit, Chimiset, Chimisit, Duba, Engargiya, Gadett, Ikimizi, Kerit, Kikambangwe, Kikomba, Koddoelo, Ngoloko, Sabrookoo, Shivuverre	Proposed hyena	Carnivorous mammal	Africa
Ndendeki (giant turtle)		Unconfirmed	Reptile	Republic of the Congo
Neo-Giant		Unconfirmed	Primate	World
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
Nyalmo	Nyulmo	Unconfirmed	Primate-like	Himalayas, Asia
O
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 Cat: 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	Bird	England
Ozark Howler		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Arkansas & Missouri (United States)
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Peluda	Shaggy Beast, La Velue	Discredited	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	World
Phantom kangaroo		Proposed escaped animals	Marsupials	Various
Phaya Naga		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Laos, Thailand
Phoenix		Unconfirmed/Mythical bird	Legendary bird	World
Pinatubo lake monsters		Discredited – 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 (Himalayan foothills), India
Popobawa		Unconfirmed		Africa
Pope Lick Monster		Unconfirmed	Bipedal	Kentucky, United States
Poukai	Pouakai	Extinct	Large carnivorous eagle	New Zealand
Pressie		Unconfirmed	Lake creature	Michigan, United States
Pukwudgie		Unconfirmed	Bipedal	Massachusetts, United States
Q
Qilin		Unconfirmed	Chimera	China
Queensland Tiger	Yarri, the Beast of Buderim	Unconfirmed, possibly a thylacine	Carnivorous mammal	Australia
R
Rat king		Unconfirmed	Group of rats	Europe
Renton River Beast		Unconfirmed	Humanoid	Pacific Northwest of the U.S.
Rhinoceros Dolphin		Unconfirmed	Cetacean
Ropen	Indava, duwas, seklo-bali, kundua, wawanar	Unconfirmed	Flying animal/Pterodactyl	Papua New Guinea
Row		Discredited	Reptile	New Guinea
Ryugyo		Unconfirmed	Sturgeon-like fish	Japan
S
Sal'awa	Seth, Salaawa	Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Egypt
Sampson		Unconfirmed	Giant carnivorous snapping turtle	Sampsons Pond, Carver, Massachusetts (United States)
Sea monk		Discredited – misidentifications of known animals	Sea animal	World's oceans
Sea monsters		Unconfirmed	Sea animal	World's oceans
Sea serpent		Unconfirmed	Sea animal	World's oceans
Setontot		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	American West (especially Montana)
Sigbin		Unconfirmed	Canine, Cat-fox, civet	Philippines
Simurgh	, Angha	Unconfirmed	Bird	Iran
Sirrush	Mushrushu	Unconfirmed	Reptile/Dinosaur	Africa, Ancient Babylon
Skunk Ape		Unconfirmed	Primate	Florida, United States
Skvader		Hoax	Mammal	Sundsvall, Sweden
Slow Down		Unidentified sound	Sea creature	Pacific Ocean
Smilodon	Saber Tooth Tiger, Sabre-toothed Cat	Extinct, though considered by some to still exist	Felid	Deep jungles in Colombia and southern Argentina
Spring Heeled Jack	Springheel Jack	Unconfirmed	Demon	United Kingdom
Storsjöodjuret		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Sweden
Stronsay Beast		Discredited – Identified as a basking shark	Sea animal	Orkney, Scotland
Sucuriju Gigante	Giant Bull Eater; Giant Anaconda	Unconfirmed	Giant boa	Amazonia
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Takitaro		Unconfirmed	Giant fish	Japan
Tatzelwurm		Unconfirmed	Reptile/Amphibian	European Alps
Teggie		Unconfirmed	Crocodile/Small plesiosaur	Llyn Tegid, Wales
Thunderbird		Unconfirmed	Giant bird	North America
Thylacine	Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf	Extinct (rumored extant), may be the Queensland Tiger	Carnivorous marsupial	Tasmania, Australia
Tjutjuna	Chuchunaa	Unconfirmed	Primate	Russia
Trinity Alps giant salamander		Unconfirmed	Salamander	California, United States
Trunko		Unconfirmed	Sea animal	South Africa
Tsuchinoko		Unconfirmed	Snake	Japan
Tsul 'Kalu		Unconfirmed	Primate	American West
Turtle Lake Monster		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Saskatchewan, Canada
Tapire-lauara		Unconfirmed	Lion/Pig	Amazon Rainforest
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Veo		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Indonesia
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Waheela		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	Canada
Waitoreke		Unconfirmed	Carnivorous mammal	New Zealand
Will-o'-the-wisp	Hinkypunk, ignis fatuus	Discredited - Swamp gas	Ghostly light	Wetlands throughout Canada, Europe and USA
Willy		Unconfirmed	Aquatic creature	Willoughby, Vermont, United States
Wippy	Whippy	Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Massawepie Lake, Canada
Wolpertinger		Hoax	Mammal	Germany
Winnie		Unconfirmed	Lake animal	Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire (United States)
Wucharia		Unconfirmed	Canine	Danakil depression, Eritrea
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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		Thought in the beginning to be a plesiosaur. Possible basking shark carcass	Carcass	New Zealand

See also

• Category: Cryptids
• Cryptozoology
• Legendary creature
• List of legendary creatures
• List of notable figures in cryptozoology
• List of reported lake monsters
• List of megafauna discovered in modern times
• Monster
• Crypsis – camouflage as used by animals
• Fearsome critters
• Globster

References

1. Occultopedia

External links

• British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club
• Strangeark
• White Orca Newstory