Crptid class

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hear is a list of crytids

Lemurs: Unknown species, giant species
Reported from Madagascar
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 2000a; Shuker 1998d

Lemur: unknown miniature species
Reported from Tsingy de Bemaraha reserve, Madagascar
Shuker 1998d

Giant Fossa
Folklore from Madagascar
CZ list postings referring to Discover article

Anthropoid Ape: Chimpanzee (Kooloo-kamba, etc.)
Reported from Cameroons and Gabon
Heuvelmans 1986
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part 2 Anthropoid Ape: Chimpanzee (Ufiti, etc.)
Reported from Malawi
Heuvelmans 1986

Anthropoid Ape: Pygmy Gorilla
Reported from coast of Gabon
Heuvelmans 1986 (Considered a mistake by Groves 1985)

Pygmies: Kimos
Reported from Madagascar
Heuvelmans 1986

Hairy or Long-haired Hominoids
Reported from throughout the continent
Heuvelmans 1986

Large Hominoids
Reported from Sudan, Zaire, Kenya, and Cameroons
Heuvelmans 1986

Large Bipedal Primates: fating'ho, wokolo
Reported from Senegal
Shuker 1998c

Giant Bushbaby
Reported from Casamance Forest, Senegal; Ivory Coast
Shuker 1998c

Wolf-like Animal
Established to be the African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus)?
Reported from the Sahara Desert
Heuvelmans 1986

Bear: Dwarf bear
Reported from the mountains of Rif, Morocco
Heuvelmans 1986

Bear: Atlas Bear
Sporadic reports from northern Africa
Shuker 1997

Nandi "Bear": Hyena, chalicothere, ratel, etc.
Reported from East Africa
Heuvelmans 1986, Shuker 1997; Shuker 1995b

Giant "Hyena": Booa
Reported from Senegal
Shuker 1998c

Felines: Anomalous lions
Black, red, green and white lions, etc.
Reported sporadically from many areas
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1989

Felines: Anomalous leopards
Possibly pseudomelanistic leopards
Reported widely, especially from Aberdares (Kenya) and Uganda
Shuker 1998d

Feline: Spotted Lion
Reported from the mountain forests of Cameroons, CAR, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1989

Feline: Ikimizi and similar cats (leopard/lion-like)
Reported from Rwanda, Cameroons, East Africa, Ethiopia, CAR, etc.
Shuker 1989

Feline: Giant grey-striped cat (Mngwa, nunda, etc.)
Reported from Tanzania
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1989

Feline: Sabre-toothed cats, Aquatic habitats
Reported from Gabon, Angola, Zaire, Zambia, Kenya, Sudan, and CAR
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1995b; Shuker 1989

Feline: Sabre-toothed cats, Mountainous habitats
Reported from CAR, Chad, French Equatorial Africa
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1995b; Shuker 1989

Feline: "Lions"
Reported from Madagascar
Shuker 1989

Feline: Qattara cheetah
Reported from Egypt
Shuker 1998d

Pygmy Elephant
Reported from Equatorial Africa
Heuvelmans 1986

Water Elephant
Reported from French Congo
Shuker 1995b

Pygmy forest rhinoceros (surviving ceratopsids, etc.)
Reported from Liberia, Cameroons, Gabon, and the middle Congo river
Heuvelmans 1986; Mackal 1987

Madagascan dwarf hippo: Kilopilopitsofy
Reported from Madagascar
Shuker 2000a

Quagga: surviving remnants
Reported from Namibia (South West Africa)
Heuvelmans 1986

Hyrax-like animal
Reported from Ethiopia
Heuvelmans 1986

Sirenians: Unknown species
Reported from Lake Tana, Ethiopia; Lake Chad and Lake Yoan, Chad
Huevelmans 1986

Aquatic "mermaid": Mamba mutu
Reported from Burundi [Lake Tanganyika and Lukuga River]
Postulated as possible sirenian or otter
Shuker 1998d

"Sea Elephant"
Reported from coast of Gambia
Shuker 1998c

Gazelle: Reddish-gray animal
Reported from Farasan Islands in the Red Sea
Bille 1995

Gazelle: Unknown species
Reported from Forrur Island in the Persian Gulf
Bille 1995

Deer: unknown species
Reported from Ethiopia
Heuvelmans 1986

Spotted bushbuck antelope
Reported from Liberia
Heuvelmans 1986

Bat: "Death birds"
Reported from near Lekempti, Ethiopia
Reported to feed on blood of cows
Shuker 1997

Bat: Unidentified microchiropteran
Reported in Kenya
Noted for its daytime hiding place — piles of dry elephant dung
Shuker 1998d

Bat-like animal: guiafairo
Reported from Senegal/Gambia
Shuker 1998c

Bird: Makalala (giant flightless predatory bird)
Reported from Central Africa
Shuker 1996

Bird: Green "turaco" with very little red on its wings
Reported from Kigezi, Uganda
Coleman 1988

Bird: large all-black swift
Reported from Marsabit Mountain, Kenya
Coleman 1988

Bird: grey long-tailed w/ red/chestnut under tail-coverts
Reported from Mathews Range, Kenya
Coleman 1988

Bird: large black fowl with red beak/legs
Reported formerly from Zululand, South Africa
Shuker 2000b

Bird: Undescribed form of stone partridge
Reported from Senegal
Shuker 1998d

Bird: Undescribed gallinule
Reported from the Sudd
Shuker 1998d

Giant "Owl": kikiyaon
Reported from Senegal/Gambia
Shuker 1998c

Das-adder
Reported from Drakensberg Range, South Africa
Shuker 1997

Lizard: Seven-foot monitor, unknown species
Reported from former French Cameroons
Bille 1995

Flying "Lizards" (Pterosaurs, Giant Bats)
Reported from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Zaire, East Africa, Cameroons, and Ghana
Heuvelmans 1986; Heuvelmans 1996

Winged Serpent
Reported from Namibia
Shuker 1996

Pterosaur-like animal
Reported from Asteroussia Mountains, Crete
Shuker 1997

Dinosaurs: Sauropods
Reported from Gabon, the Congo, and Central African Republic
Heuvelmans 1986

Snake-like Animals
Reported from Upper Nile swamps and Lake Victoria
Heuvelmans 1986

Snake-like "dinosaurs"
Reported from Congo Republic, Sudan, and other countries
Mackal 1987

Lake Monster: "Long-necked Sea-lion"
Reported from Orange River and Vaal River tributaries, South Africa
Heuvelmans 1986

Dimetrodon-like animal
Reported from Rift Valley, Kenya
Shuker 1998

Snakes: Giant snakes (Pumina)
Reported from Zaire
Heuvelmans 1986

Snakes: Giant snakes
Reported from eastern Morocco and Tunisia
Heuvelmans 1986

Snakes: Crowing crested snakes
Reported from CAR, Congo, and other parts of tropical Africa
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1991

Giant tortoise
Reported from southwest Madagascar
Eberhart 2002

Frog with a luminous nose
Reported from northern Cameroon
Shuker 1998

White frog
Reported from Mutanda, Rwanda
Shuker 1998

Fish: Unknown small, black, venomous species
Reported from Shatt al Arab River in Iran
Shuker 1998d

Giant "slug": Mulilo
Reported from Zaire and Zambia
Shuker 1997

Long-snouted Moth
Hypothesized from Madagascar
Bille 1995

Giant spider (as large as a human pygmy)
Reported from Zaire swamp
Shuker 1998



Anthropoid Apes: Orangutan-like
Reported from Assam, Burma, China, and Vietnam
Heuvelmans 1986

Giant Orangutan
Historically reported from Borneo
Arment 2004

Anthropoid Ape: Yeti
Reported from India and Himalayas, Kashmir, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bangladesh
Heuvelmans 1986

Hominoid: Hairy dwarf
Reported from Sri Lanka, Sumatra, and Borneo
Heuvelmans 1986

Hominoids: Neandertal-like
Reported from Caucasus Mts.; Pamir Mts.; Altay and Sayan Mts.; Verkhoyansk Range and Chukotska Peninsula; Iran; Afghanistan; China; Tibet; Mongolia; Burma; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Malaysia
Heuvelmans 1986

Hominoids: Giant hairy hominoids
Reports from Tibet, Sikkim, Bangladesh, Burma, China, and North Vietnam
Heuvelmans 1986

Bear: White bear
Reported from Shennongjia mountain forests, Hubei Province, China
Heuvelmans 1986, Shuker 1997

Bear: White Bear of Kamchatka
Reported from Kamchatka peninsula, Russia
Shuker 1997

Bear: Giant Black Bear of Kamchatka
Reported from Kamchatka peninsula, Russia
Shuker 1997

Bear-like animal
Reported from Murung River, Borneo
Hall 1993

Feline: Blue Tigers
Sporadically reported from Fujian Province, China
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1989

Feline: Melanistic tigers
Sporadically reported from India, Bangladesh, Burma, etc.
Shuker 1989

Feline: Russian mystery panther
Reported from the province of Orel, Russia
Shuker 1989

Feline: mystery cat
Reported from Hong Kong
Shuker 1989

Feline: Cigau
Unpatterned tannish fur, short tail, ruff around neck
Reported from Sumatra [east of Mount Kerinci]
Shuker 1998d

Feline: Small 'horned' feline
Reported from Alor and Solor of the Lesser Sundras
Shuker 1998d

Feline: Tiger-like feline
Reported from Iriomote, Ryukyu Islands
Shuker 1998d

Feline: Black & brown tiger-like feline
Reported from Khao Sok National Park, Thailand
Shuker 1998d

Feline-like: Chuti
Reported from Nepal [Choyang and Iswa Valleys]
Possibly the striped hyaena
Shuker 1998d

Horned Jackal (anomalous)
Reported from Sri Lanka
Shuker 1997

Canine: Small fox-like canid
Reportedly photographed by WWF Indonesia from Borneo
News reports, 2005

Canine: Small wolf-like canids
Possible feral dogs or perhaps remnant Japanese dwarf wolves [or hybrids]
Reported from Japan (Chichibu district)
Shuker 1998d

Bear-like animal
Reported from along the Kedang Murung River, Borneo
Eberhart 2002

Bear: Tree Bear
Reported from Nepal, possibly based on juvenile Asiatic black bears
Eberhart 2002

Civet: Unknown species
Tail collected from Indonesian island of Seram
Shuker 1998d

Mammoths: surviving remnants
Reported from Siberia
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1995b

Dwarf elephants
Reported from India, official search found nothing
News reports 2005

Tapir: possible range extension
Reported from Borneo
Shuker 1992

Pig-like animal: Pukau
Reported from Borneo
Shuker 1992

Schomburgk's Deer: Remnant population
Antlers collected in 1990 in Laos
Shuker 1998d

Mongolian "Goat-Antelope"
Reported from Dundgovi Province, Mongolia
Eberhart 2002

Loris: Loris with long, bushy tail
Reported from India [Lushai Hills]
Named Nycticebus caudatus, possibly extinct
Shuker 1998d

Loris: Unidentified species
Larger than slow loris and much paler
Reported from animal market in Hanoi, Vietnam
Shuker 1998d

Giant Pangolin-like animal (Veo)
Reported from Rintja, Lesser Sundas
Shuker 1998b; Shuker 2000b

Bats: Giant Bats
Reported from Vietnam, Java, and Philippines
Heuvelmans 1986

Bat-like: Orang bati ('Flying Man')
Seram, Indonesia accounts
Possible giant bats
Shuker 1998d

"Two-tongued" furry quadrupeds
Reported from Malayan jungles
Shuker 1997

Devil-Bird
Reported from Sri Lanka and India
Shuker 1997

Dodos: Surviving remnants
Reported from Mauritius and certain other islands
Shuker 1997

Pink-headed duck: Surviving remnants
Reported from India, Tibet
Shuker 1998d

White Sea-Raven
Reported by Steller off Bering Island; probable misidentification
Shuker 2000b

Pheasant: Large, possibly flightless argus pheasant
Named Argusianus bipunctatus in 1871 on single feather
Possibly from Java or Tioman; probably extinct
Shuker 1998d

Gallinaceous bird: Chicken-like, known as Alovot
Reported from Sumatra
Possibly species of Polyplectron
Shuker 1998d

Owl: unidentified species of Strix
Reported from Andaman and Nicobar islands
Shuker 1998d

Hummingbird-like
Reported from Sumatra
Might be large moths
Shuker 1998d

Lake Monsters: "Long-necked Sea-lions"
Reported from former Soviet Union and Japan
Heuvelmans 1986

Lizard: Large monitor-like species (buru, etc.)
Reported from India and nearby countries
Heuvelmans 1986

Lizard: Large monitors
Reported from Malaya
Hall 1993

Dinosaur-like animal: sauropod
Reported from Pahang, Malaysian Peninsula
Heuvelmans 1986

Dinosaur-like animal: sauropod
Reported from Lake Patenggang, Java
Heuvelmans 1986

Snake: Tzuchinoko
Reported from mountains of Japan and Korea
Heuvelmans 1986

Snake: Cryptophidion annamense
Reported from Vietnam, known only from photo
Wallach & Jones 1992

Snake: Giant Pythons (up to 40 feet)
Reported from India, Bangladesh, and Thailand
Heuvelmans 1986

Snake: Giant Snakes
Reported from Far Eastern province of Russia bordering China
Stonehill 1994

Giant toad-like animals
Reported from near Wuhnun, Hubei Province, China
Shuker 1997

Fish: Giant red salmon-like fish
Reported from Lake Hanas, China
Bille 1995

Fish: 6-foot-long lungfish
Reported from Vietnam
Shuker 1998d

Fish: Bioluminescent "mudskipper"
Reported from Indonesian island of Seram
Shuker 1998d

Ray: Giant freshwater ray, unknown species
Reported from Mekong River, Thailand and Laos
Sehm 1993-1996

Mongolian "Death Worm"
Postulated as snake, amphisbaenid, annelid
Reported from the Gobi, Mongolia
Shuker 1995



Hominoids: Man-sized, hairy (yowie, etc.)
Reported from southeastern Australia
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1995b

Hominoids: Small, hairy, walk on all fours
Reported from Malaita (Solomon Islands)
Heuvelmans 1986

Hominoids: Small, dark
Reported from New Hebrides Islands
Heuvelmans 1986

Hominoids: Tall, hairy
Reported from mountains of Laudari, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Heuvelmans 1986

Hominoids: Pygmies with high conical heads
Reported from Fiji Islands
Heuvelmans 1986

Otter-like Animal (Waitoreke)
Reported from South Island, New Zealand
Heuvelmans 1986

Marsupial: large rabbit-like (kadimakara, etc.)
Reported from Australian deserts
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1995b

Marsupial (?): tapir-like (gazeka)
Reported from mountians of Owen Stanley Range, PNG
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1991; Shuker 1992; Shuker 1995b

Marsupial: Diprodonts, surviving remnants
Reported from Western Australia
Shuker 1995b

Marsupial: Lion, Thylacoleo-like
Reported from western and southeastern Australia
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1995b; Shuker 1989

Marsupial: Thylacines
Reported from mainland Australia
Douglas 1990; Shuker 1995b

Marsupial: Thylacines
Reported from Tasmania
Shuker 1995b

Dog-like animal (possible thylacine?)
Reported from Mount Giluwe, PNG
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1995b

Tasmanian Devils: Out of Place
Reported from mainland Australia
Shuker 1998d

Felines: Feral "panthers"
Reported in southwestern Australia
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1989

Feline: "Lions"
Reported from New Zealand
Shuker 1989

Bird: Flightless bird
Reported from Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands
Heuvelmans 1986; Raynal 1995

Bird: Moa-like, turkey-sized birds
Reported from South Island, New Zealand
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1991

Bird: Undescribed speckled megapode
Reported from Viti Levu and Kandavu, Fiji
Shuker 1998d

Bird: Huia, surviving remnants
Reported from New Zealand
Shuker 1991

Bird: Long-tailed black bird-of-paradise
Reported from Goodenough Island
Shuker 2000b

Bird: Six birds-of-paradise
Reported from New Guinea & outlying islands
Dismissed as hybrids since 1920s, recent evaluation suggests they were genuine species, now possibly extinct
Shuker 1998d

Lake Monster: "Long-necked Sea-lion"
Reported from south Australia and Tasmania
Heuvelmans 1986

Lizard: Giant monitors (up to 30 feet)
Reported from eastern Australia
Heuvelmans 1986

Lizard: Giant amphibious monitor
Reported from eastern New Guinea
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1997

Lizard: Giant gecko, Hoplodactylus delcourti
Reported from Otago, New Zealand
Bauer and Russell 1988

Lizard: large lizards with hairy/furry skin
Reported from near Aikora River, New Guinea
Shuker 1997

Snake: Parker's venomous snake
Reported from PNG
O'Shea 1996

Snake: Dendrelaphis sp., possible undescribed
Reported from Western Province, PNG
O'Shea 1996

Crocodile-like animal (migo)
Reported from Lake Dakataua, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago
Heuvelmans 1986

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Crocodile: unknown species
Reported from Celebes
Heuvelmans 1986; Bille 1995

Crocodile: unknown species
Reported from New Britain
Bille 1995

Freshwater Shark
Reported from Lake Sentani, New Guinea
Heuvelmans 1986, Shuker 1997



Primate: Wild Men
Reported in different countries until the 18th century
Heuvelmans 1986

Wolf-like animals
Reported sporadically from France, Switzerland, and Italy
Heuvelmans 1986

Canine: Hungarian reedwolf
Possibly small wolf, or large jackal. Specimens in museums.
Reported from Hungary and eastern Austria; possibly extinct.
Shuker 1998d

Feline: Panthers, lynxes, etc.
Reported from the U.K. sporadically
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1989

Feline: Wild Cat
Reported from Ireland
Shuker 1989

Feline: Wild cat
Reported from the Mediterranean Ile du Levant off the coast of France
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1989

Mustelid-like: Dobhar-chú (King Otter)
Reported from Ireland
Shuker 1998d

Dwarf Seal
Historically reported from the Hebrides
Arment 2004

Lake Monster: "Long-necked Sea-lion"
Reported from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland
Heuvelmans 1986

Reptile/Amphibian: Tatzelwurm
Reported from Swiss, Bavarian, and Austrian Alps
Heuvelmans 1986

Lizard: Cenaprugwirion
Reported from around Abersoch, North Wales
Shuker has proposed possible introduced population of tuataras
Shuker 1997

Snakes: Winged serpents
Reported from Wales, Bulgaria, and France
Shuker 1997; Shuker 1996

Snakes: Large Snakes (9-13 feet)
Reported from Mediterranean provinces of France, Italy, and Greece
Heuvelmans 1986

ea Serpent: "Super-otter," pre-zeuglodon archeocete?
Reported from the Arctic Ocean until the last century
Heuvelmans 1986

Sea Serpent: "many-humped" animal
Reported throughout the cold temperate regions of the North Atlantic
Heuvelmans 1986

Sea Serpent: "Aelian's cetacean centipede"
Reported from tropical and subtropical waters
Heuvelmans 1986

Sea Serpent: "big sea-lion with a long neck"
Reported from around the world, occasionally from landlocked lakes
Heuvelmans 1986

Sea Serpent: "sea horse"
Reported from around the world
Heuvelmans 1986

Sea Serpent: crocodilian or lizard-like reptile
Reported from tropical waters
Heuvelmans 1986

Sea Serpent: "super-eel"
Reported sporadically - could be a variety of separate eel-like creatures
Heuvelmans 1986

Sea Serpent: elongated invertebrates
Postulated Tunicates or Ctenophores
Heuvelmans 1986

Shuker (1998d) notes that these categories have been challenged (notably by Magin) in recent years with the idea that different "types" of sea serpents are founded on cultural differences.

Part 2: Other cryptids

Shark: "Eel-like shark" or other species
Reported from off the coast of Maine
Shuker 1997; Roesch 1997

Shark: Giant carpet shark
Possible reports from the Timor Sea
Shuker 1997

Shark: Giant sharks
Reported near New South Wales, Australia; South Pacific
Shuker 1997; Shuker 1995b

Fish: 30-40 foot Unknown species
Reported 4,000 feet in San Diego Trough, eastern Pacific Ocean
Bille 1995

Fish: 13 foot long "wrasse"
Reported of African coast
Bille 1995

Fish: Beebe's bathysphere fish
Described, but still uncollected and unphotographed; several species
2100 feet down, 5 miles southeast of Bermuda's Nonsuch Island
Shuker 1998d

Fish: Giant rat-tails (Macrourids)
Reported from deepwater near Bermuda and in Mexican Gulf
Shuker 1998d

Coelacanth: outside known territory
Hypothesized near Gulf of Mexico
Shuker 1996; Shuker 1995b

Manta: possible new species
Reported from Galapagos Archipelago, Baja California, and New Caledonia
Sehm 1993-1996

Heyerdahl's phosphorescent creatures
Reported from Pacific
Bille 1995

Giant Squid: 100+ feet long
Heuvelmans 1986

Mystery Squid
Distinctive paralarval specimen collected
Collected in Hawaiian waters
Shuker 1998d

Giant Octopuses: 60+ feet long
Reported from the western Atlantic, especially near the Bahamas
Heuvelmans 1986

Giant Octopuses
Reported from Hawaii
See NABR (Sucik)

Giant Jellyfish
Reported from various parts of the world, different species involved
Shuker 1997

Giant Polychaete
Reported from off St. Lucia
Roesch 1996

"Sea Scorpion"
Reported off Miami Beach, FL
Shuker 1995b

Marine "amblypygid"
Photographed several times in south Pacific during DISCOL I expedition
Shuker 1998d

Lophenteropneusts
Photographed invertebrates with morphology combining acorn worms and pterobranchs
Reported from southwest Pacific trenches
Shuker 1998d

Whale: High-finned sperm whale
Reported around the Shetland Islands in the 17th century
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1997

Whale: Beaked whale
Black above, white below, flippers white on upper surface
Reported from North Atlantic
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1997

Whale: Beaked whale
Flattened head; low, wide-based dorsal fin; larger ones are dark with light "racing stripes"
Reported from coast of Mexico
Bille 1995

Whale: Whale with sabre-shaped back fin
Reported from Antarctic Ocean
Heuvelmans 1986; Bille 1995

Whale: Rhinoceros whale (two dorsal fins)
Reported from southeastern Pacific, off coast of Chile
Shuker 1997; Raynal 1994

Narwhal: Antarctic narwhal
Reported from Bransfield Strait, Antarctic Ocean
Shuker 1997

Sepia brown Killer-whale, "Alula whale"
Reported from Gulf of Aden
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1997

Dolphin: Two dorsal-finned dolphin
Reported from Mediterranean, and b/n Sandwich Islands and New South Whales
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1997; Raynal 1994

Dolphin: "Greek dolphin"
Looks like the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) but lacks harness pattern
Reported from the Mediterranean
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1997

Dolphin: "Senegal dolphin"
Looks like the bridled dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
Reported off the coast of Senegal
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1997

Dolphin: "Illigan dolphin"
Looks like the mellon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra), with brown back, yellow sides, and pink belly.
Reported in the Mindanao Sea
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1997

Dolphin: Scott's dolphin
Reported from Magellan Straits
Shuker 1997

Porpoises: Unknown species
Small and stout, about four feet long, brown dorsal, white ventral
Reported off Chile
Bille 1995

Merfolk
Reported from regions without known sirenians (Arctic Ocean, European waters, Greenland coast, Polynesia, northeast coast of North America)
Heuvelmans 1986

Sirenian: Surviving remnants of Steller's Sea-Cow
Reported from the Bering Sea
Heuvelmans 1986; Raynal 1987

Sirenian: Manatee-like animals
Reported from sea around St. Helena (possibly elephant seals)
Shuker 1998d

Sea-Ape
Reported from the northern Pacific, south of the Aleutian Islands
Heuvelmans 1986

"Marine Elephant"
Reported from coast of Natal, South Africa; and Glaciar Island, Alaska
Shuker 1997

Bird: Great Auk, surviving remnants
Reported from Whale-fish Islands (?)
Shuker 1991



Primate: Bigfoot, Sasquatch
Reported from throughout the United States and Canada.
Heuvelmans 1986

Primate: Anthropoid ape-like animal
Reported from North American swamps and bottomland hollows.
Heuvelmans 1986; Coleman 1983

Primate-like: "Stone Giant"
Reported sporadically from eastern U.S.
Arment 2004

Primate-like: Dover "demon"
Reported from Dover, Massachusetts
Coleman 1983

Primate-like: "Devil Monkey"
Reported sporadically from eastern U.S.; Virginia

Primate-like: Aquatic ape-like animal
Reported off eastern Maritime provinces, Canada; Great Lakes
Arment 2004

Bear: MacFarlane's Bear
Reported from the Anderson River region, Northwest Territories, Canada
Heuvelmans 1986, Shuker 1997

Bear-like animal
"Looked like a hedgehog with the head and feet of a bear"
Reported in California by "Grizzly" Adams
Bille 1995b

Feline: Eastern Cougar
Reported throughout the eastern United States and Canada
Coleman 1983

Feline: Maned "Lions"
Reported sporadically throughout the United States and Canada
Heuvelmans 1986; Coleman 1983

Feline: Black Panther
Reported throughout the United States
Coleman 1983

Feline: Cheetah-like animal
Red head, red dorsal stripe, red tail, golden brown body with black stripes and spots
Compare to "Siemel's mystery cat" (Shuker 1989)
Reported from Tennessee
Shuker 1998

Feline: Brindle mystery cat
Reported from Kentucky
Shuker 1989

Feline: North Carolina mystery cat (Santer)
Reported in North Carolina
Shuker 1989

Feline: Long-tailed "wild cat"
Reported from eastern U.S.; may be hybrids or ferals
NABR #3 (Felis Catus in Pennsylvania?)

Waheela - Great white wolf?
Reported from northern Alaska and Northwest Territories, Canada
Shuker 1995b

Canine-like animal
Reported from Illinois
Coleman 1994

Hyena-like animal
Reported from Idaho
Coleman 1996

Dwarf Seal
Reported from Willerstedt Lake, Canadian Arctic Islands
Arment 2004

Mammoths/Mastodons
Reported having survived until the 18th century in Alaska
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1995b

Clawed Goat
Reported from Fredericksburg, TX, area
Shuker 1997

Bird: Thunderbirds, large flying birds of prey
Reported in the Midwest, Pennsylvania, and the southern United States
Heuvelmans 1986; Hall 1988

Bird: Giant owl-like bird
Reported from Ozarks and West Virginia
Hall 1988

Bird: Passenger pigeons, surviving remnants
Reported rarely: Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey
Shuker 1991

Bird: Carolina parakeet, surviving remnants
Reported from South Carolina
Shuker 1991

Bird: Ivorybill woodpecker, surviving remnants
Confirmed, Science 2005

Lake Monster: Long-necked "sea serpents."
Reported from Canada and the U.S.
Heuvelmans 1986

Lake Monster: Snake-like animal
Reported from the Great Lakes

Pink river monster
Reported from St. Johns River, FL
Hall 1992a

Marine "Platypus"
Reported off Alaskan coast
NABR #3 (BioFortean Notes)

Sea Serpent: Snake-like animal
Reported from the Chesapeake Bay

Snake: Giant snakes of undetermined species
Reported sporadically throughout the United States
Hall 1995; Coleman 1983

Snake: Giant snake
Reported from Broad Top region, PA
Arment 2004

Snake: Giant snake
Reported from Everglades region, FL
Arment 2004

Snake: Giant rattlesnakes
Reported sporadically in the southern United States

Snake: Small horned viper
Reported from New Mexico
See NABR

Giant salamanders
Reported from the Trinity Alps, Pacific Northwest
Coleman 1989

Giant pink salamanders
Reported from south-central Ohio, South Carolina, New Jersey
Hall 1991; Hall 1992b

Giant Lizard
Reported from Trimble County, KY, and Ohio
Hall 1991; NABR

Giant Lizard
Reported from near Merrifield, Virginia
Mitchell 1994

Horned Lizards, Black "Alligators"
Reported from British Columbia
Shuker 1997; NABR #1

Tusked Lizard, "Gowrow"
Reported from Arkansas (probably mythical)
Shuker 1997

Dinosaur-like animal: "Mountain Boomer"
Bipedal, 5-6 foot tall lizard
Reported in West Texas (probably mythical)
Ward 1993

Dinosaur-like animal
Bipedal, inhabiting swampland
Reported from Ohio
Anon. 1978

Pterosaur-like animals
Reported from Arizona, Texas, other states
Shuker 1995b; Childress 1994; see NABR

Giant Fish of Illiamna
Reported from Lake Illiamna, Alaska
Coleman 1989

Large invertebrate: tentacled animal, freshwater octopi
Reported from Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia
Hall 1991; see NABR

Giant Crustaceans
Folklore from Oregon
NABR #2

Small venomous "crabs" or underwater "flies"
Folklore from British Columbia
NABR #2

Extraordinarily-sized centipedes (up to 18 inches)
Ozark folklore
NABR #2



Primate: Man-sized apes
Reported from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and Chile.
Heuvelmans 1986

Primate: Peruvian chimp-sized ape (Isnachi)
Reported from Peru
Hocking 1992, Hocking 1993-1996

Bear: Large black bear (Milne)
Reported from Peru and Columbia
Heuvelmans 1986, Shuker 1997

Bear: Reddish-furred bear
Reported from lower eastern Andean range
Shuker 1997

Bear: Pygmy brown bear
Reported from Peru
Hocking 1993-1996

Andean Wolf
Reported from the Andes
Heuvelmans 1986

Dog-like Cat (or Cat-like Dog)
Reported from Bolivia by Fawcett
Shuker 1998d

Feline: Onza
Reported from Mexico
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1989

Feline: Giant Black Panther
Reported from Peru
Hocking 1992

Feline: Speckled "Tiger"
Reported from Peru
Hocking 1992, Hocking 1993-1996

Feline: Striped "Tiger"
Reported from Peru
Hocking 1992, Hocking 1993-1996

Feline: Jungle Wildcat
This is a small species, supposedly capable of hunting in packs
Reported from Peru
Hocking 1992

Feline: Warracabba Tigers
Small species, supposedly capable of hunting in packs
Reported from Guyana
Shuker 1989

Feline: "social jungle cat"
Small brown species, travels in small packs
Reported from Ecuador
Forés 1999+

Feline: Jungle "Lion"
Reported from Peru
Hocking 1993-1996

Feline: Large gray cat ("tapir tiger")
Reported from Ecuador
Forés 1999+

Feline: "Rainbow Tiger"
Reported from Ecuador
Forés 1999+

Feline: "Water Tiger"
Reported from Ecuador
Forés 1999+

Feline: Mexican "ruffed cat"
Reported from Mexico
Bille 1995

Feline: Anomalous "leopard-spotted" Jaguar
Reported from Peru
Hocking 1993-1996

Feline: Saber-tooth cat (or marsupial counterpart)
Reported from Colombia and Ecuador
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1995b; Shuker 1989

Feline: Introduced Tigers
Reported from Honduras
Shuker 1989

Aquatic Mammal
12-foot long animal similar to a seal or manatee
Reported from Lake Titicaca, Peru
Heuvelmans 1986

Small aquatic mammal
Photographed in Ecuadorian shop
Forés 1999+

Nesophontid Insectivore
Reported from Hispaniola
Supposedly extinct, possibly fresh skeletal remains found in owl pellet
Shuker 1998d

Undescribed Peccary
Reported from Ecuador
Forés 1999+

Undescribed Peccary
Reported from the Brazilian Amazon by van Roosmalen
News report 2005

Undescribed Tapir
Reported from Brazil
Shuker 1998d

Ground Sloth
Reported from Patagonia, and in equatorial forests
Heuvelmans 1986

Bats: Oversized vampire bats
Reported from Brazil's Ribeira Valley
Shuker 1998d

Dwarf Sirenian
Reported from the Brazilian Amazon by van Roosmalen
News report 2005

Bird: Black Guan, wattle-less
Reported from Peru
Hocking 1993-1996

Flamingo: Jetete
Reported from the Chilean Andes
Shuker 1998d

Macaws: Small sea-green species
Reported from various collections
Thought to be abberant form of known species, or possibly the supposedly extinct glaucous macaw
Shuker 1998d

Lake Monster: "Long-necked sea-lion"
Reported from Argentina
Heuvelmans 1986

Aquatic Reptiles
Resembling ornithopods and/or sauropods
Reported throughout northwestern South America
Heuvelmans 1986


Living Pterosaurs
Reported from eastern Mexico
Shuker 1997

Snake: Giant Anacondas
Reported from the Amazon basin
Heuvelmans 1986

Snake: Crowing crested snake
Reported from Jamaica and Hispaniola
Shuker 1991

Giant Lizard
Reported from Venezuela, similar in size to a large monitor lizard
Eberhart 2002

"Minhocão": surviving glyptodont, big caecilian?
Reported from the Upper Paraguay, Upper Parana, and Uruguay Rivers
Heuvelmans 1986; Shuker 1995b

River Serpent: "Huilla"
Reported from the East Coast River, Trinidad
Heuvelmans 1986

Fish: Giant Fish
Reported from Lake Origuere, Bolivia
Heuvelmans 1986

Fish: Large "toothless" shark, sturgeon, or catfish
Reported by Col. Fawcett in Paraguay River
Shuker 2000b

"Slug-like Snake"
Reported from Paraguayan Chaco
Heuvelmans 1986

Shelled "Serpent" (sachamama)
Reported from Peru
Shuker 2000b

Batrachian: Sapo de loma, giant toad or frog
Reported from Chile and Peru's Andean valleys
Shuker 1998d

Chupacabra (unknown mystery animal?)
Reported from Puerto Rico [turned into urban legend]
Shuker 1996

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because noone knows anything about them an I want to help them believe that the truth is out there,but you have to give it a Chance to reveal its self

[Cassle]

It wont help any believe me....

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It will I work with cryptozooligists all over the world millions of people are doing the same thig as me.plus my dad saw and heard bigfoot.

[Cassle]

Yes i knew that they make stuff up to try to scare or inpers people with the name of the animal and try to make them seem bader then they are but people will do any thing to say that the animal are what tv shows. I think it is wrong to do that. People should knew the real animal and if it is real of not.

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many animals could be nice and we'd never know they could be cute fuzzy animals *hugs*

[Cassle]

yes they could
oh and lemurs are real animal.

[.:||Burntstar||:.]

giant leamurs about 6 feet high

[Cassle]

no lemare are real little about a foot.

[.:||Burntstar||:.]

well these are Cryptid leamurs

[Cassle]

ok but the real ones re small not six feet tall.
the six feet tall one are tall humans dressed up as lemurs.

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then how do there eyes gleam like an animal nothig in this world tech can immatate that