Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience that studies and searches for animals or other creatures whose existence is unrecognized or disputed by science. Although it's unlikely that many cryptids exist, there is a possibility that some do. In fact, Hogzilla and the Congo Elephants, two cryptids believed to be hoaxes, were proven real by National Geographic. Cryptobotany, the study of plants that are legendary, folkloric, or whose existence has not been confirmed, is a subfield of cryptozoology.
Every animal or plant on this page is marked as one of the following:
Unconfirmed - Cryptids whose existence is postulated but not demonstrated.
Discredited; (explanation) - Cryptids that have a body of evidence against their existence.
Proposed; (animal name) - Cryptids with an alternative explanation accepted by the scientific community.
Extinct - Animals that are thought to be extinct but which cryptozoologists think may still exist as relict populations.
Animals no longer considered as cryptids are marked:
Confirmed (animal name or cause) - Animals previously classified as cryptids but whose existence has been confirmed.
Hoax - Cryptids that were believed to be real but have been proven to be hoaxes.
Former - Cryptids that have been confirmed to exist and are classified as either animals or plants.
A
- Á Bao A Qu
- Adjule
- Afanc
- African Peacocks (Former)
- Agogwe
- Ahizotoul
- Ahool
- Air Rods
- Akkorokamui
- Alicanto
- Alien Big Cats
- Aliens
- Almas
- Altamaha-ha
- Ameranthropoides loys
- American Hyena
- American Lions
- Araǵanaqlta’a
- Atmospheric Beasts
- Auli
- Australian raptor
B
- Batsquatch
- Beach Walker
- Bear Dogs
- Bear Lake Monster
- Beast of Bears
- Beast of Bray Road
- Beast of Busco
- Beast of Gevaudan
- Beaver eater
- Beaver Run Snow Gator
- Bermuda Blob
- Bessie
- Bigfoot
- Black Demon
- Bloop
- Brownie
- Buggane
- Bukavac
- Bunyip
- Burrunjor
C
- Cactus Cat
- Canvey Island Monster
- Capelobo
- Cardiff Giant (Hoax)
- Carmel Area Creature
- Champ
- Cherufe
- Chupacabra
- Corfu Island Creature
- Con Rit
- Cressie
- Crocodile frog (Hoax)
- Crocotta
- Cynocephali
D
- Dalby Spook
- Devil Bird
- Devil monkeys
- Devouring Gourd
- Dey Loy's Ape
- Dingbat
- Dodo
- Dogigator (hoax)
- Dover Demon
- Dragons
- Drekavac
- Dundas island blackfly
- Duphon
- Dwarves
E
F
G
- Gajah Mina
- Gazeka
- Ghost
- Ghost Camel
- Giant Anaconda
- Giant Bats
- Giant Bushbaby
- Giant Catfish
- Giant Dragonfish
- Giant Goldfish
- Giant Jellyfish
- Giant Rat
- Giant Rooster (Hoax)
- Giglioli's Whale
- Goblins
- Greek Dolphin Monster
- Grootslang
- Gugwe
H
I
J
K
L
M
- Madagascar tree
- Magician's Monster
- Mahamba
- Mamlambo
- Mammoth
- Manananggal
- Manaia and Hei-tiki
- Man-Eating Lotus of Nubia
- Manipogo
- Manitou
- Mantis man
- Mapinguari
- Megalodon
- Mermaids
- Merman
- Minogame
- Moa
- Moehau
- Mokele mbembe
- Mongolian death worm
- Monster of Lake Tota
- Montauk Monster
- Mora
- Morag
- Mothman
- Muhuru
- Murray
N
- Naga
- Nahuelito
- Nandi Bear
- Nessie (or Loch Ness Monster)
- New Louisiana Swamp Monster
- Nguma-monene
- Ningen
- Nixie
- Northern Spoonbill (Confirmed)
- North Shore Monster
O
- Oggie
- Ogopogo
- Oldeani Monster
- Orabou (AKA Orobon)
- Orobon
- Orang bati
- Orange Eyes
- Orang pendek
- Owlman
P
- Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus (hoax)
- Peryton
- Phantom kangaroo
- Po orangutan
- Popobawa
- Primate
- Pterosaurs and Pterodactyls in Cryptozoology
- Puerto Rican Chupacabra
Q
- Quagga (Extinct)
- Quetzacoatl
R
- Ratman of Southend
- Raystown Ray
- Rhinoceros dolphin
- Riverside Monster
- Roch Ness Monster (Explanation)
- Row
S
- Salamander
- Sapo De Loma
- Sam Harris
- Sasquatch
- Scarecrow
- Steller's sea cow
- Sea Monk
- Seliordsormen
- Shachihoko
- Sharlie
- Sheepsquatch
- Shell Monster
- Shore Laddie
- Sjómaður
- Skeljaskrímsli
- Skunk ape
- Sky Serpents
- South American Dinosaurs
- Spring Heeled Jack
- Storsjöoidiurit
- Šumske Dekle
- Swamp Stalker of Boggy Creak
T
- Teakettler
- The Buru, Giant Lizards and Giant Crocodiles
- Thunder Bird
- Tiddalik
- Tokoloshe
- Tsuchinoko
- Two-Towed Tom
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V
W
X
Y
Z
Types of Cryptids
There are numerous types of cryptids, including Hairy Humanoids, Giant Bats, Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs, Dragons and Dragonoids, Carnivore and more.
The Hairy Humanoids category consists of bipedal human-like cryptids that are covered in hair. A prominent example is Bigfoot.
The Giant Bats category contains large bat-like cryptids, possibly mistaken for pterosaurs.
The Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs category contains dinosaurs or dinosaur-like creatures that some cryptozoologists believe may still be alive based on reports.
The Dragons and Dragonoids category includes cryptids with reptilian or draconian characteristics, such as scales, claws, bat-like wings, and horns. A cryptid does not necessarily have to possess all of these features to be categorized as a dragon or dragonoid.