All animals on this page are marked as one of the following:
- unconfirmed — cryptids whose existence is alleged but not demonstrated.
- verified - [animal name] — animals once thought to be cryptids but whose existence has now been verified.
- discredited - [explanation] — cryptids who have a body of evidence against their existence.
- proposed [animal name] — cryptids with an accepted alternative explanation. extinct — animals who are now extinct, but which cryptozoologists believe may have an extant relict population
Name  |
Other names |
Status |
Description |
Location |
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[edit] A |
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| Acinonyx jubatus guttatus | Woolly cheetah | Verified | Big cat - alleged genetic variant of cheetah | Africa |
| Adjule | Kelb-el-khela | Discredited | Canine - phantom dog | North Africa |
| Agogwe | Unconfirmed | Small Bipedal | Eastern Africa | |
| Agta | Kapre | Discredited | Primate, forest-dwelling hominid | Visayas, Philippines |
| Ahool | Unconfirmed | Flying animal | Indonesia | |
| Akkorokamui | Unconfirmed | Fish | Japan; Thailand | |
| Alan | Discredited | Flying animal, bird-man | Philippines | |
| Almas | Abnauayu, almosty, 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 (US state) ([[United States][South Dakota Whetstone River]) |
| Amarok | Discredited | Giant wolf of Inuit mythology | Arctic | |
| “Ameranthropoides loysi” | De Loys’ ape | Discredited - probable misidentification of a spider monkey | Primate | South America |
| Amomongo | Negros ape | Discredited | Primate | Negros, Philippines |
| Andean wolf | Hagenbeck wolf, Andean mountain wolf, Dasycyon hagenbecki | Extinct | Canine | High Andes |
| Arctodus simus | Giant short-faced bear | Extinct | Giant grizzly bear | Canada and USA |
| Ayia Napa Sea Monster | Sea beast, O filikos teras, Nappis | Unconfirmed | Cross of various prehistoric sea creatures | Cyprus |
[edit] B |
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| Barmanou | Unconfirmed | Primate | Middle East/Asia | |
| Batutut | Ujit | Unconfrimed | Hominid | East Asia |
| Bear Lake Monster | Discredited | Lake animal | Idaho/Utah (United States) | |
| Beast of Bodmin Moor | Beast of Bodmin | Unconfirmed | Large Felid | United Kingdom |
| Beast of Bray Road | Michigan Dogman | Discredited | Carnivorous mammal | Wisconsin (United States) |
| Beast of Busco | Churubusco turtle; Oscar | Discredited | Reptile/dinosaur | United States |
| Beast of Gévaudan | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous mammal | France | |
| Bergman’s bear | God bear; irkuiem | Extinct | Bear | Asia |
| Bessie | Discredited | Lake animal | Lake Erie, North America | |
| Bigfoot | Sasquatch, Skookum | Unconfirmed | Hominid or primate | North America |
| Bili ape | Bondo mystery ape | Confirmed-Unverified | Primate - Alleged variant population of Pan troglodytes | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Black Shuck | Old shuck | Discredited | Carnivorous mammal | Coast of East Anglia, England |
| Bloop | Unconfirmed | Gigantic creature/Unconfirmed sound | South American southwest coast | |
| 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 | Discredited | Lake animal | Lake Brosno, Russia | |
| Bukit Timah Monkey Man | BTM | Discredited | Forest-dwelling hominid or primate | Singapore |
| Bunyip | Unconfirmed | Lake and cave animal | Australia | |
| Burmese gray wild dog | Discredited | Canine | Burma | |
| Buru | Extinct | Reptile or giant lungfish | India | |
| Burrunjor | Arnhem Rex | Unconfirmed | Living Dinosaur | Australia |
[edit] C |
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| “Cadborosaurus willsi” | Caddy, “Cadborosaurus” | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | Pacific Coast of North America |
| Canvey Island Monster | Proposed anglerfish or batfish | Bipedal | United Kingdom | |
| Caspian Tiger | Persian Tiger | Extinct | Tiger | Turkey |
| Cat-fox | Confirmed-Unverified | Mammal | Borneo | |
| Champ | “Champtanystropheus” | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Champlain, North America |
| Chessie (sea monster) | Discredited | Sea Animal | Atlantic Coast of United States/ Chesapeake Bay | |
| Chupacabra | Goat Sucker | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Mammal/Canine | Mexico/Puerto Rico/Texas |
| Con Rit | Many-finned Sea Serpent, Cetacean Centipede, Great Sea-Centipede, Cetioscolopendra aeliana | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | Southeast Asia, coast of Algeria |
[edit] D |
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| Dahu | Unconfirmed | Herbivorous Mammal | France, Switzerland | |
| Deinotherium | Extinct | Herbivorous Mammal | Africa | |
| Devil Bird | Ulama | Discredited | Bird | Sri Lanka |
| Dobhar-chu |
Carnivorous Mammal |
Discredited | Ireland | |
| Dodo | Extinct | Small Bird | Mauritius | |
| Dover Demon | Unconfirmed | Bipedal, alien like | United States, Massachusetts | |
[edit] E |
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| Ebu Gogo | Homo Floresiensis | Extinct | Primate | Flores, Indonesia |
| Elasmotherium | Giant Rhinoceros | Extinct | Herbivorous Mammal | Asia |
| 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 | Republic of the Congo |
[edit] F |
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| Fear liath | Am Fear Liath Mòr, The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, Greyman | Unconfirmed | Primate | Scotland |
| Flatwoods Monster | Green Monster, Braxton County Monster | Unconfirmed | Extraterrestrial | United States, West Virginia |
| Flying Rod | Sky Fish | Discredited | Possible bird or insect, likely a camera illusion | Worldwide |
| Fouke Monster | Boggy Creek Monster | Unconfirmed | Primate | United States, Arkansas |
| Fur-bearing Trout | Discredited | Fish with hair | North America | |
[edit] G |
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| Gazeka | Discredited | Mammal | Papua New Guinea | |
| Gambo | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | Africa | |
| Giant anaconda | Unconfirmed | Giant snake | South America | |
| Giant Snake of Mt. Tsurugi | Unconfirmed | Reptile | Japan | |
| Giglioli’s whale | “Amphiptera pacifica” | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | Off Chile, Scotland and France (Mediterranean) |
| Globster | Blob | Usually rotted tissue from whales or basking sharks. Sometimes can't be confirmed | Sea Animal carcass | World’s Oceans |
| Gloucester Sea Serpent | Unconfirmed | Sea serpent | United States, Massachusetts | |
| Goatman | The Maryland Goatman, Chevo Man | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | United States, Wisconsin, Maryland, New York State |
| Grassman | Kenmore Grassman, Ohio Grassman | Unconfirmed | Bigfoot-like | Kenmore, Akron, Ohio, United States |
| Griffin | Gryphon (different spelling) | Unconfirmed, Mythical | Chimera | World-wide |
| Gnomes | Discredited | Small humanoid | Argentina | |
[edit] H |
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| Hibagon | Hinagon | Discredited | Primate | Japan |
| High-finned sperm whale | Unconfirmed | Cetacean | Shetland Islands | |
| Hitodama | onibi, guǐ-huǒ, gwäe-fo | Discredited | Human Souls | Japan |
| Hodag | The Dag | Discredited | Carnivorous Mammal/Lizard | United States, Wisconsin |
| “Homo gardarensis” | Discredited | Hominid (acromegalic Homo sapiens?) | Greenland | |
| Hoop snake | Discredited | Reptile | United States/Australia | |
| Huaychivo | Discredited | Carnivorous mammal | Yucatan (Mexico) | |
| Hyote | Discredited | Canine | United States, Maryland | |
[edit] I |
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| Igopogo | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Simcoe, Ontario | |
| Iliamna Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Iliamna, Alaska | |
| Inkanyamba | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Africa | |
| Isshii | Issie | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Japan |
[edit] J |
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| Jackalope | antelabbit, aunt benny, Wyoming thistled hare, stagbunny | Discredited - hoax influenced by rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus | Herbivorous Mammal | North America |
| Japanese Wolf | Extinct | Carnivorous Mammal | Japan | |
| Javan Tiger | Indonesian Tiger | Extinct | Tiger | Eastern Java |
| Jersey Devil | Leeds Devil | Unconfirmed | Winged Mammal/Demon | United States, esp. New Jersey |
[edit] K |
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| Kaijin | Unconfirmed | Sea Monster | Japan | |
| Kappa | Gatarō, Kawako | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | Japan |
| Kapre | Agta | Unconfirmed | Primate, forest-dwelling hominid | Philippines |
| Kasai Rex | Discredited | Reptile/Dinosaur, possibly carcharodontosaurus | Africa | |
| Kikiyaon | Unconfirmed | Carnivore Bird | Africa | |
| Kingstie | Lake George Monster | Discredited | Lake Animal | North America, Lake Ontario |
| Kongamato | Unconfirmed | Pterosaur/Bird/Bat | Kenya | |
| Komodo Dragon | Verified, possibility of large 30ft relatives unconfirmed | Giant Monitor lizard | Komodo islands | |
| Kraken | Giant Squid, Colossal Squid | Verified, sizes of miles in length discredited | Sea Animal | World’s Oceans |
| Kting Voar | Holy Goat, Snake-eating Cow, Khting Vor, Linh Duong, Pseudonovibos spiralis | Discredited | Herbivorous Mammal | Vietnam, Cambodia |
| Kusshii | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Japan | |
[edit] L |
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| Lagarfljóts Worm | lagarfljóts ormurinn | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Iceland |
| Lake Tahoe Monster | Tahoe Tessie | Discredited | Lake Monster | 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 | United States, Texas |
| Lariosauro | Como Lake monster | Unconfirmed | Water reptile | Italy |
| Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp | Lizard Man of Lee County | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | United States, South Carolina |
| Lizard Men | Draconian, Reptoid, Dinosauroid,Dragonoid | Unconfirmed, Theoretical | Bipedal | Worldwide |
| Loch Ness Monster | Nessie, Nessiteras rhombopteryx | Unconfirmed | Lake Monster | Loch Ness, Scotland |
| Loveland Frog | Loveland Lizard | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | United States, Ohio |
| Lusca | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | World’s Oceans | |
[edit] M |
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| MacFarlane’s Bear | Ursus inopinatus | Extinct | Carnivorous Mammal | Canada |
| Mahamba (giant crocodile) | Unconfirmed | Reptile | Republic of the Congo | |
| Maltese Tiger | Blue Tiger | Proposed tiger with abnormal coloration due to mutation | Carnivorous Mammal | China |
| Mamlambo | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | South Africa | |
| Mande Barung | Mande Burung, Indian Yeti | Unconfirmed | Humanoid | North East India |
| Manananggal | Unconfirmed | Humanoid | Philippines | |
| Manipogo | Winnipogo | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Manitoba, Canada |
| Mapinguari | Unconfirmed | Herbivorous Mammal | Amazon Rainforest | |
| Maricoxi | Unconfirmed | Primate | South America | |
| 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 megalodon | Extinct | Giant Prehistoric Shark | World’s Oceans |
| Megalania prisca | Giant Australian monitor lizard | Extinct | Reptile/Giant prehistoric Komodo Dragon | Australia |
| Menehune | Unconfirmed | Primate | United States, Hawaii | |
| Minhocão | Unconfirmed | Caecilian | South America | |
| Minnesota Iceman | “Homo pongoides” | Unconfirmed | Primate | United States, Minnesota |
| Mitla | Fawcett’s zorro or Fawcett’s cat | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Bolivia rainforest |
| Mngwa | Nunda | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Africa |
| Moa | Giant emu | 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 | United States, Missouri |
| 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 raccoon which looked like a monster | Montauk, Long Island |
| Morag | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Scotland | |
| Mothman | Indrid Cold, The Grinning Man (Human form) | Unconfirmed | Winged Bipedal | United States, West Virginia |
| 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 |
| Mylodon | Extinct | Giant Prehistoric Ground Sloth | Southern Patagonian forests | |
[edit] N |
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| Nahuelito | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Argentina | |
| Nandi Bear | Chemosit,[1] 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 | Worldwide | |
| 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 | |
| Người Rừng | Forest People | Unconfirmed | Primate | Vietnam |
| Nyalmo | Unconfirmed | Primate | Asia | |
[edit] O |
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| Ogopogo | N’ha·a·itk, Naitaka | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Okanagan, Canada |
| Old Yellow Top | Unconfirmed | Primate | Canada | |
| Olitiau | Unconfirmed | Winged Animal | Cameroon | |
| 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 | United States, Arkansas | |
[edit] P |
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| Phantom cats | Alien Big Cats (ABCs) | Proposed escaped animals | Carnivorous Mammal | Worldwide |
| Phantom kangaroo | Proposed escaped animals | Marsupials | Various | |
| Phaya Naga | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Laos, Thailand | |
| Phoenix | Unconfirmed, Mythical | Legendary Bird | Worldwide | |
| Pinatubo lake monsters | Descredited - groups of fish swarming together, seeming like an unknown creature | Lake animal, giant eel | Zambales, Philippines | |
| Pizzly | Verified | Polar bear-Grizzly bear hybrid | Rare in Alaska and Canada, also bred in zoos | |
| Popobawa | Unconfirmed | Africa | ||
| Pope Lick Monster | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | United States, Kentucky | |
| Pressie | Unconfirmed | Lake Creature | United States, Michigan | |
| Pukwudgie | Unconfirmed | Bipedal | United States, Massachusetts | |
[edit] Q |
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| Queensland Tiger | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Australia | |
[edit] R |
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| Raijū | Unconfirmed | Lightning creature | Japan | |
| Rat king | Unconfirmed | Group of rats | Europe | |
| Renton River Beast | Unconfirmed | Humanoid | United States/Pacific Northwest | |
| Rhinoceros Dolphin | Unconfirmed | Cetacean | ||
| Road Troll | Discredited | Humanoid | United States | |
| Ropen | indava, duwas, seklo-bali, kundua, wawanar | Unconfirmed | Flying animal/Pteradactyl | Papua New Guinea |
| Row | Discredited | Reptile | New Guinea | |
| Ryugyo | Unconfirmed | Sturgeon like fish | Japan | |
[edit] S |
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| Salawa | Seth, Salaawa | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Egypt |
| Sea monk | Discredited - misidentifications of known animals | Sea Animal | World’s Oceans | |
| Sea Monsters | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | World’s Oceans | |
| Great Sea Serpent | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | World’s Oceans | |
| Setontot | Discredited | Malaysia | ||
| Selma | Seljordsormen | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Lake Seljord, Telemark, Norway |
| 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 | |
| Sirrush | Mushrushu | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Dinosaur | Africa, Ancient Babylon |
| Skunk Ape | Unconfirmed | Primate | United States, Florida | |
| Skvader | Discredited | Mammal | Sundsvall, Sweden | |
| Slow Down | Unidentified sound | Sea creature | Pacific Ocean | |
| Steller’s Sea Cow | Extinct | Sea Animal | Bering Strait | |
| Storsjöodjuret | Unconfirmed | Lake Animal | Sweden | |
| Stronsay Beast | Discredited - identified as basking shark | Sea Animal | Orkney, Scotland | |
| Sucuriju Gigante | Giant Bull Eater; Giant Anaconda | Unconfirmed | Giant boa | Amazonia |
[edit] T |
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| Takitaro | Unconfirmed | Giant fish | Japan | |
| Tatzelwurm | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Amphibian | European Alps | |
| Thunderbird | Unconfirmed | Giant bird | North America | |
| Thylacine | Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf | Extinct | Carnivorous Marsupial | Tasmania, Australia |
| Tjutjuna | Chuchunaa | Unconfirmed | Primate | Russia |
| Trinity Alps giant salamander | Unconfirmed | Salamander | United States, California | |
| Trunko | Unconfirmed | Sea Animal | South Africa | |
| Tsuchinoko | Unconfirmed | Reptile/Snake | Japan | |
| Tsul ’Kalu | Unconfirmed | Primate | American West | |
| Turtle Lake Monster | Unconfirmed | Lake Monster | Saskatchewan, Canada | |
[edit] U |
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| Unicorn | Unconfirmed, Mythical | Horse | Europe | |
[edit] V |
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| Veo | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Indonesia | |
[edit] W |
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| Waheela | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | Canada | |
| Waitoreke | Unconfirmed | Carnivorous Mammal | New Zealand | |
| White Orca | Verified Feb 23, 2008 near Kanaga Volcano | Oceanic Mammal | United States, Alaskan Waters | |
| Willy | Unconfirmed | Aquatic Creature | Willoughby, VT, USA | |
| Wippy | Whippy | Unconfirmed | Lake Monster | Lake Massawippi, Canada |
| Wolpertinger | “Crisensus bavaricus” | Unconfirmed | Mammal | Germany |
| Winnie | Unconfirmed | lake monster | Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire | |
| Wucharia | Unconfirmed | Canine | Danakil depression, Eritrea | |
[edit] Y |
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| Yeren | Unconfirmed | Primate (possible hominin) | China | |
| Yeti | Abominable Snowman | Unconfirmed | Primate | Asia (Himalayas) |
| Yowie | Unconfirmed | Primate | Australia | |
[edit] Z |
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| Zanzibar Leopard | Panthera pardus anersi | Extinct | Big cat | Zanzibar |
| Zuiyō Maru “plesiosaur” | New Zealand Monster | Discredited - Basking shark carcass |
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