Anomaly Ledger

Cryptid Encyclopedia, A–Z

213 creatures people have reported but science hasn't confirmed. For each one we give the region, the first reports, the key sightings, the best evidence, our verdict and the sources, with links.

Pictures: where real original evidence exists and its license allows, we show it with credit. Everything else is an AI rendition and is labeled as one. For beings that belong to Indigenous or religious traditions we show only the landscape, never the being.

A

  • Abyssal rainbow gar · International waters (off Bermuda) (Oceans · open)
    A deep-sea fish that naturalist William Beebe said he saw from his bathysphere off Bermuda and never managed to collect.
  • Afanc · United Kingdom (Wales) (Europe · folklore)
    A lake monster of Welsh myth, pictured variously as a crocodile, a beaver, a dwarf-like being or even a platypus.
  • Agogwe · East Africa (Africa · open)
    A small, upright, human-like creature reported in East Africa, said to stand 1.2–1.5 m tall with brown or russet hair.
  • Agropelter · United States (North America · folklore)
    A lumber-camp 'fearsome critter' said to hide in hollow conifers from Maine to Oregon and hurl branches at passers-by.
  • Akhlut · Arctic (Inuit lands) (North America · folklore)
    In Inuit folklore, an orca-like being that takes the form of a wolf on land.
  • Akkorokamui · Japan (Asia · folklore)
    A gigantic octopus-like being of Ainu tradition said to lurk in Uchiura Bay, Hokkaido.
  • Akugyo · Japan (coastal waters) (Oceans · folklore)
    A Japanese sea monster or aquatic yōkai, the 'evil fish' or giant fish of old tales.
  • Almas · Mongolia (Asia · folklore)
    A human-like 'wild man' of the Mongolian and Central Asian steppes and mountains.
  • Altamaha-ha · United States (North America · hoax)
    A long, finned river creature said to live in Georgia's Altamaha River estuary.
  • Alux · Mexico / Belize / Guatemala (North America · folklore)
    Small spirits of Maya tradition from the Yucatán, Belize and Guatemala, tied to forests, caves and fields.
  • Am Fear Liath Mòr · United Kingdom (Scotland) (Europe · open)
    The 'Big Grey Man' said to haunt the summit and passes of Ben Macdui in the Cairngorms.
  • Amomongo · Philippines (Asia · folklore)
    A hairy, man-sized ape with long nails in the folklore of Negros Occidental, said to live in caves near Mount Kanlaon.
  • Anguila peluda · Spain (Canary Islands) (Europe · folklore)
    The 'hairy eel' of Canarian folklore, a huge eel said to have lived in a pool at Punta de Anaga, Tenerife.
  • Apotamkin · United States / Canada (North America · folklore)
    A giant fanged sea being of Maliseet and Passamaquoddy tradition, said to live in Passamaquoddy Bay.
  • Aspidochelone · International waters (Oceans · folklore)
    A fabled sea creature of medieval bestiaries, a whale or turtle so huge that sailors mistook it for an island.
  • Axehandle hound · United States (North America · folklore)
    A fearsome critter of Minnesota and Wisconsin lumber camps.

B

  • Ball-tailed cat · United States (North America · folklore)
    A mountain-lion-like fearsome critter with a heavy ball on the end of its very long tail.
  • Barghest · United Kingdom (England) (Europe · folklore)
    A monstrous black dog of Northern English folklore with large teeth and claws.
  • Barmanou · Pakistan / Afghanistan (Asia · open)
    A bipedal hairy primate said to live in the mountains of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan, between the Pamirs and the Himalayas.
  • Bathysphaera · International waters (off Bermuda) (Oceans · open)
    A large dragonfish William Beebe described from his bathysphere off Bermuda, never collected.
  • Bear Lake Monster · United States (North America · hoax)
    A serpent-like animal said to swim in Bear Lake on the Utah–Idaho border.
  • Beast of Bladenboro · United States (North America · disputed)
    An animal blamed for killing dogs and other animals around Bladenboro, North Carolina, in the winter of 1953–54.
  • Beast of Bodmin Moor · United Kingdom (Europe · disputed)
    A large black cat said to roam Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England.
  • Beast of Bray Road · United States (North America · folklore)
    A wolf-like creature reported walking upright near Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
  • Beast of Busco · United States (North America · folklore)
    An unusually large snapping turtle said to live near Churubusco, Indiana.
  • Beast of Dean · United Kingdom (England) (Europe · folklore)
    An animal of English folklore said to live, or have lived, in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
  • Beast of Exmoor · United Kingdom (Europe · disputed)
    A large black or tawny cat blamed for sheep kills on Exmoor.
  • Beast of Gévaudan · France (Europe · disputed)
    A wolf-like animal blamed for a series of deadly attacks in the former province of Gévaudan, France, 1764–1767.
  • Bessie · United States / Canada (North America · folklore)
    A snake-like lake monster of Lake Erie, reported as 9–12 m long and grayish.
  • Bigfoot (Sasquatch) · United States / Canada (North America · disputed)
    A large, upright, hair-covered primate said to live in the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
  • Bili ape · Democratic Republic of the Congo (Africa · explained)
    Great apes of the Bili Forest in the DR Congo, once hyped as giant or hybrid, later studied by scientists.
  • Bishop-fish · Europe (Baltic) (Oceans · folklore)
    A sea creature of 16th-century lore said to resemble a bishop and to have been shown to the King of Poland.
  • Black Shuck · United Kingdom (England) (Europe · folklore)
    A ghostly black dog said to roam the coast and countryside of East Anglia.
  • Blue Mountains panther · Australia (Oceania · disputed)
    A big cat locals have reported for over a century in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.
  • Brosno dragon · Russia (Europe · folklore)
    A dragon-like lake monster said to inhabit Lake Brosno near Andreapol in western Russia.
  • Bukit Timah Monkey Man · Singapore (Asia · disputed)
    A primate or hominid said to live in Singapore's Bukit Timah forest.
  • Bunyip · Australia (Oceania · folklore)
    A being of Aboriginal Australian tradition said to live in swamps, creeks and waterholes.
  • Buru · India (Asia · folklore)
    A crocodile-like swamp creature in a foundation story of the Apatani people of Arunachal Pradesh.

C

  • Caballo marino chilote · Chile (South America · folklore)
    A sea horse of Chilote mythology, seen only by those with magical powers.
  • Cactus cat · United States (North America · folklore)
    A bobcat-like fearsome critter of the American Southwest, covered in thorny hair.
  • Cadborosaurus (Caddy) · Canada (Oceans · disputed)
    A sea serpent said to live off British Columbia's coast, named after Cadboro Bay.
  • Cadejo · Central America / Mexico (North America · folklore)
    A dog-like spirit of Central American folklore that wanders lonely roads at night.
  • Canterbury Panther · New Zealand (Oceania · disputed)
    A black panther that New Zealand urban legend places in the Canterbury region.
  • Ceffyl Dŵr · United Kingdom (Wales) (Europe · folklore)
    A water horse of Welsh folklore, said to haunt mountain pools and waterfalls.
  • Champ · United States / Canada (North America · disputed)
    A long-necked animal said to live in Lake Champlain between New York, Vermont and Quebec.
  • Chessie · United States (North America · folklore)
    A sea monster said to live in Chesapeake Bay.
  • Chupacabra · Puerto Rico (North America · explained)
    A creature blamed for livestock deaths, first described in Puerto Rico in 1995 as spiny and upright, later as hairless dog-like animals in the US.
  • Chīsai-ojisan · Japan (Asia · folklore)
    A 'tiny middle-aged man' of Japanese urban legend.
  • Cirein-cròin · United Kingdom (Scottish waters) (Oceans · folklore)
    A sea monster of Scottish Gaelic folklore said to eat seven whales.
  • Cougars in Western Australia · Australia (Oceania · disputed)
    The 1970s belief that cougars roamed Western Australia.
  • Cressie · Canada (North America · folklore)
    An eel-like lake monster said to live in Crescent Lake, Robert's Arm, Newfoundland.
  • Cryptid whales · International waters (Oceans · open)
    Whales that sailors reported but taxonomists don't accept, such as Giglioli's whale and the high-finned sperm whale.
  • Cuero · Chile / Argentina (South America · folklore)
    An aquatic being from Mapuche tradition, like a living hide, later part of Chilean folklore.
  • Cù-sìth · United Kingdom / Ireland (Europe · folklore)
    A huge mythical hound of Scottish and Irish folklore with a shaggy dark green coat.

D

  • De Loys's Ape · Venezuela (South America · hoax)
    A supposed tailless great ape of South America, from one photograph by geologist François de Loys.
  • Devil Whale · International waters (Oceans · folklore)
    A legendary whale so large it could be mistaken for an island and swallow ships.
  • Dewey Lake Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    An ape-like creature reported near Dewey Lake and Sister Lakes, Dowagiac, Michigan.
  • Dingonek · Kenya / Uganda (Lake Victoria) (Africa · open)
    A creature that a hunting party said they saw near Lake Victoria in 1907.
  • Dobhar-chú · Ireland (Europe · folklore)
    The 'water hound' or king otter of Irish and Scottish folklore.
  • Dover Demon · United States (North America · open)
    A small, thin creature with a large head and glowing eyes reported by teenagers over two nights.
  • Drop bear · Australia (Oceania · hoax)
    A joke animal of Australian folklore: a predatory koala that drops on people from trees.
  • Dungavenhooter · United States (North America · folklore)
    A mouthless, crocodile-like fearsome critter of American folklore.

E

  • Each-uisge · United Kingdom / Ireland (Europe · folklore)
    A water horse of Scottish and Irish folklore, said to be more vicious than the kelpie.
  • Eastern cougar · United States / Canada (North America · explained)
    Cougars of eastern North America; the 1946 subspecies was declared extinct by the US in 2011, yet sightings continue.
  • Ebu Gogo · Indonesia (Asia · folklore)
    Small, hairy human-like beings in the folklore of the Nage people of Flores.
  • Elwetritsch · Germany (Europe · folklore)
    An imaginary bird-like creature of the Palatinate in southwest Germany.

F

  • Flathead Lake Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    An eel- or serpent-like animal reported in Montana's Flathead Lake.
  • Flatwoods Monster · United States (North America · explained)
    A tall figure with a glowing face and spade-shaped hood, seen after a bright light crossed the sky.
  • Flying crustacean · Philippines (Palawan) (Oceans · open)
    A flying arthropod zoologist Dean C. Worcester reported from coastal waters of Palawan.
  • Fouke Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A hairy, ape-like creature reported near Boggy Creek in southern Arkansas.
  • Fresno nightcrawler · United States (North America · hoax)
    A white, long-legged semi-humanoid from Fresno, California, often seen in pairs.
  • Fur-bearing trout · United States / Iceland (North America · hoax)
    A trout said to grow fur to keep warm; a taxidermy fake is held in Scotland.

G

  • Galloway Puma · United Kingdom (Scotland) (Europe · disputed)
    A big cat said to roam Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland.
  • Gambo · The Gambia (Oceans · open)
    A beaked carcass found on Bungalow Beach, Kotu, The Gambia, in June 1983.
  • Giant squid (the kraken) · International waters (Oceans · explained)
    The real giant squid, Architeuthis, long the likely source of kraken and sea-monster stories.
  • Girt Dog of Ennerdale · United Kingdom (England) (Europe · disputed)
    A dog said to have killed 300–400 sheep on the Cumberland fells in 1810.
  • Glashtyn · Isle of Man (Europe · folklore)
    A creature of Manx folklore, told as a water goblin, a colt or a water bull.
  • Globsters · Worldwide coasts (Oceans · explained)
    Unidentified organic masses that wash ashore and spark arguments over what they are.
  • Gloucester Sea Serpent · United States (Oceans · open)
    A sea serpent reported by many people off Gloucester and Cape Ann, Massachusetts.
  • Goatman · United States (North America · folklore)
    A goat-human hybrid of urban legend in the woods of Prince George's County, Maryland.
  • Gonakadet · United States / Canada (North America · folklore)
    The Sea-Wolf of Tlingit tradition, Wasgo to the Haida, a bringer of luck and wealth.
  • Grafton monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A tall pale figure, sometimes headless, reported around Grafton, West Virginia, in 1964.
  • Grootslang · South Africa (Africa · folklore)
    A 'big snake' of legend said to live in a deep cave in the Richtersveld.
  • Ground shark · Timor Sea (Oceans · open)
    A big shark Willy Ley described in 1941 as lurking on the Timor Sea floor without a prominent fin.

H

  • Hafgufa · Greenland Sea (Oceans · explained)
    A sea monster of Norse texts, now thought to reflect whales' trap-feeding.
  • Hairen · China / Europe (Oceans · folklore)
    A 'sea-human' of Chinese lore with webbed hands and feet.
  • Hibagon · Japan (Asia · open)
    Japan's answer to Bigfoot, reported around Mount Hiba in Hiroshima Prefecture.
  • Hodag · United States (North America · hoax)
    A horned, fanged beast 'captured' and displayed in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
  • Honey Island Swamp monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A large hairy creature said to live in Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana.
  • Hoop snake · United States / Canada / Australia (North America · folklore)
    A snake said to bite its tail and roll like a hoop.
  • Hudson River Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    'Kipsy', a serpent reported in the Hudson River and New York Harbor.

I

  • Iemisch · Argentina (South America · open)
    A supposed predator of Patagonian mountains near Lake Colhué.
  • Igopogo · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A creature said to dwell in Lake Simcoe, Ontario.
  • Inkanyamba · South Africa (Africa · folklore)
    A legendary being of South African folklore.
  • Isonade · Japan (Oceans · folklore)
    A huge shark-like sea monster said to live off Matsuura and western Japan.
  • Issie · Japan (Asia · folklore)
    A large animal said to live in Lake Ikeda on Kyushu, Japan.

J

  • Jackalope · United States (North America · hoax)
    A jackrabbit with antelope horns, popularized by taxidermy mounts in the 1930s.
  • Jersey Devil · United States (North America · folklore)
    A winged, hoofed creature of New Jersey's Pine Barrens legend.

K

  • Kalanoro · Madagascar (Africa · folklore)
    Small hairy humanoids of Malagasy folklore, said to live now as spirits.
  • Kallana · India (Asia · open)
    A supposed dwarf elephant of the Western Ghats in Kerala, reported by Kaani forest people.
  • Kappa · Japan (Asia · folklore)
    A water being of Japanese folklore, also honored in some places as a water deity.
  • Kayeri · Colombia / Venezuela (South America · folklore)
    A giant plant-like being of Cuiba folklore.
  • Kelpie · United Kingdom (Scotland) (Europe · folklore)
    A shape-shifting water horse said to haunt Scottish lochs.
  • Kongamato · Zambia (Africa · folklore)
    A pterosaur-like flier said to live in the swamps of western Zambia.
  • Koolakamba · Central Africa (Africa · folklore)
    A supposed chimpanzee–gorilla hybrid reported in Africa since the mid-1800s.
  • Koromodako · Japan (Oceans · folklore)
    A 'clothing octopus' yōkai said to swell and envelop boats.
  • Kting voar · Cambodia / Vietnam (Asia · hoax)
    A supposed bovid of Cambodia and Vietnam now thought to be a hoax made from buffalo horns.
  • Kussie · Japan (Asia · folklore)
    A lake monster of Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido.

L

  • Lagarfljót Worm · Iceland (Europe · disputed)
    A serpent said to live in Lagarfljót lake in eastern Iceland.
  • Lake Tianchi Monster · China / North Korea (Asia · disputed)
    A monster reported in Heaven Lake atop Baekdu (Changbai) Mountain.
  • Lake Van Monster · Turkey (Asia · folklore)
    A lake monster of Lake Van in eastern Turkey.
  • Lake Worth Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A part-man, part-goat creature of Lake Worth, Fort Worth.
  • Lariosauro · Italy (Europe · hoax)
    A lake monster said to live in Lake Como.
  • Living Megalodon · International waters (Oceans · hoax)
    The claim that the extinct giant shark Otodus megalodon still lives.
  • Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp · United States (North America · folklore)
    A green, scaly, upright creature reported near Scape Ore Swamp.
  • Loch Ness Monster (Nessie) · United Kingdom (Europe · disputed)
    A large, long-necked animal said to live in Loch Ness, Scotland.
  • Loveland Frog · United States (North America · explained)
    A frog-like creature reported standing upright near the Little Miami River.
  • Lukwata · Uganda (Africa · folklore)
    A 'sea serpent' of Baganda folklore in Lake Victoria.
  • Lusca · Bahamas (North America · folklore)
    A creature said to live in the blue holes of Andros, Bahamas.
  • Lyngbakr · Greenland Sea (Oceans · folklore)
    A whale-like monster of Örvar-Odds saga that posed as a heather-covered island.

M

  • Mamlambo · South Africa (Africa · folklore)
    A river deity of Zulu tradition; 1997 newspapers reported a giant reptile near Mount Ayliff.
  • Mande Barung · India (Asia · open)
    An ape-like creature said to live in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya.
  • Manipogo · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A serpent-like animal said to live in Lake Manitoba.
  • Mapinguari · Brazil (South America · folklore)
    A large, foul-smelling being of Amazonian tradition, sometimes linked to extinct giant ground sloths.
  • Marozi · Kenya (Africa · disputed)
    A spotted lion-like cat sighted in Kenya in the early 20th century.
  • Mbielu-mbielu-mbielu · Republic of the Congo (Africa · folklore)
    A creature with 'planks' on its back reported at the Likouala River.
  • Melon heads · United States (North America · folklore)
    Big-headed humanoids of Ohio, Michigan and Connecticut legend.
  • Memphré · Canada / United States (North America · folklore)
    A lake monster of Lake Memphremagog between Vermont and Quebec.
  • Michigan Dogman · United States (North America · folklore)
    A canine creature said to walk upright in Michigan's woods.
  • Minhocão · Brazil (South America · folklore)
    A huge worm or fish of Brazilian folklore, 20–50 m long.
  • Mokele-mbembe · Republic of the Congo (Africa · folklore)
    A large animal said to live in the Congo River Basin, often described by Western writers as a sauropod.
  • Momo · United States (North America · folklore)
    A large hairy humanoid reported in rural Missouri.
  • Mongolian Death Worm · Mongolia (Asia · folklore)
    A red worm-like animal said to live under the sands of the Gobi, called olgoi-khorkhoi.
  • Mono Grande · South America (South America · open)
    A large monkey reported occasionally in South America.
  • Monster of Lake Fagua · Chile (South America · hoax)
    A creature said in 1784 to have been captured near Santa Fe, Chile.
  • Monster of Lake Tota · Colombia (South America · folklore)
    A 'devil whale' of Lake Tota, Colombia.
  • Monster of Partridge Creek · Canada (North America · hoax)
    A dinosaur story by Georges Dupuy, 1908.
  • Montauk Monster · United States (North America · explained)
    A carcass on a Montauk beach in July 2008.
  • Moon Lake Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    'Moonie', a cryptid of Moon Lake in Utah's Uintas.
  • Morag · United Kingdom (Scotland) (Europe · disputed)
    A loch monster said to live in Loch Morar.
  • Morgawr · United Kingdom (Oceans · hoax)
    A sea serpent said to live off Falmouth, Cornwall.
  • Mothman · United States (North America · disputed)
    A tall winged figure with red eyes reported around Point Pleasant in 1966–67.
  • Muc-sheilche · United Kingdom (Scotland) (Europe · folklore)
    A 'turtle-pig' lake monster of Loch Maree.
  • Muckie · Ireland (Europe · disputed)
    A creature of the Lakes of Killarney; a 2003 sonar scan recorded a large object.
  • Mugwump · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A lake monster of Lake Timiskaming on the Ontario–Quebec border.

N

  • Nahuelito · Argentina (South America · folklore)
    An animal said to live in Nahuel Huapi Lake, Patagonia.
  • Nandi Bear · Kenya (Africa · folklore)
    A large, fierce animal with a sloping back reported in western Kenya.
  • Ningen · Japan / Antarctic waters (Antarctica · hoax)
    A huge pale humanoid said to be seen by Japanese whaling crews in Antarctic waters.
  • Ninki Nanka · West Africa (Africa · folklore)
    A legendary creature of West African folklore.
  • Nittaewo · Sri Lanka (Asia · folklore)
    A tribe of small hominids in Vedda and Sri Lankan folklore.
  • North Shore Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    'Old Briney' of the Great Salt Lake.
  • Nuckelavee · United Kingdom (Orkney) (Europe · folklore)
    A horse-like demon of Orcadian folklore.
  • Nyami Nyami · Zambia / Zimbabwe (Africa · folklore)
    The Zambezi River God, one of the most important gods of the Zambezi peoples.

O

  • Ogopogo · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A creature reported in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia; the lake has a being in Syilx tradition.
  • Onza · Mexico (North America · disputed)
    A legendary cat species of Mexican folklore.
  • Orang Mawas · Malaysia (Asia · folklore)
    An entity of Malay folklore in Johor's jungle.
  • Orang Pendek · Indonesia (Asia · open)
    A short, upright ape reported in Sumatra's Kerinci forests.
  • Owlman · United Kingdom (Europe · hoax)
    An owl-like humanoid reported near Mawnan church.

P

  • Pend Oreille Paddler · United States (North America · disputed)
    A cryptid of Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho.
  • Phantom kangaroos · Worldwide (Oceania · explained)
    Kangaroos or wallabies reported where none are native.
  • Pope Lick Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A goat-human creature said to live beneath a railway trestle in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Popobawa · Tanzania (Africa · folklore)
    An evil spirit of Zanzibar; a 1995 mass panic spread from Pemba.
  • Proctor Valley Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A cryptid of Proctor Valley Road near Chula Vista, California.
  • Pukwudgie · United States (North America · folklore)
    A small being of Wampanoag and Ojibwe lore.

Q

  • Qiqirn · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A large bald dog spirit of Inuit mythology from Baffin Island.
  • Queensland tiger · Australia (Oceania · disputed)
    A striped dog-sized cat of Queensland, also called the yarri.

R

  • Rannamaari · Maldives (Oceans · folklore)
    A sea monster of Maldivian folklore tied to the islands' conversion story.
  • Rhinoceros dolphin · Pacific Ocean (Oceans · open)
    A dolphin with a second dorsal fin reported by French naval surgeons in 1819.
  • Rougarou · United States / Canada (North America · folklore)
    A werewolf-like creature of Cajun and Creole folklore.

S

  • Sasabonsam · Ghana (Africa · folklore)
    A vampire-like being of Akan folklore.
  • Seelkee · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A lake monster reported by the Stó:lō in Chilliwack swamps.
  • Selma (Seljordsormen) · Norway (Europe · folklore)
    A serpent said to live in Lake Seljord, Telemark.
  • Seri Gumum Dragon · Malaysia (Asia · folklore)
    A serpent of Pahang Malay folklore in Chini Lake.
  • Sharlie · United States (North America · folklore)
    A serpent of Payette Lake, Idaho.
  • Shug Monkey · United Kingdom (England) (Europe · folklore)
    A dog-monkey of Cambridgeshire folklore.
  • Sidehill gouger · United States (North America · folklore)
    A fearsome critter with shorter legs on one side.
  • Sigbin · Philippines (Asia · folklore)
    A Philippine night creature resembling a hornless goat.
  • Sisimito · Belize / Honduras (North America · folklore)
    A gorilla-like biped of Belizean and Honduran folklore.
  • Sisiutl · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A double-headed sea serpent of Kwakwaka'wakw tradition.
  • Skunk Ape · United States (North America · disputed)
    A smelly, ape-like creature reported in the Florida Everglades.
  • Skvader · Sweden (Europe · hoax)
    A hare–wood grouse taxidermy made in 1918 by Rudolf Granberg.
  • Snallygaster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A bird-reptile chimera of Frederick County, Maryland.
  • Snow snake · United States (North America · folklore)
    A fearsome critter that lives in the cold.
  • Splintercat · United States (North America · folklore)
    A flying feline that smashes trees.
  • Spring-heeled Jack · United Kingdom (England) (Europe · folklore)
    A leaping entity of Victorian English folklore.
  • Squonk · United States (North America · folklore)
    A weeping creature of Pennsylvania hemlock forests.
  • Steller's sea ape · United States (Alaska) (Oceans · explained)
    A marine mammal Georg Steller reported near the Shumagin Islands in 1741.
  • Storsjöodjuret · Sweden (Europe · folklore)
    An animal said to live in Lake Storsjön, Jämtland.
  • Stronsay Beast · United Kingdom (Orkney) (Oceans · disputed)
    A 55 ft carcass washed ashore on Stronsay, Orkney, in 1808.

T

  • Tahoe Tessie · United States (North America · folklore)
    A cryptid of Lake Tahoe.
  • Taniwha · New Zealand (Oceania · folklore)
    Supernatural beings of Māori tradition.
  • Tatzelwurm · Alps (Europe · folklore)
    A lizard-like creature of Alpine folklore.
  • Teakettler · United States (North America · folklore)
    A fearsome critter that sounds like a kettle.
  • Thetis Lake Monster · Canada (North America · hoax)
    An admitted hoax of Victoria, BC, 1972.
  • Thylacine sightings · Australia (Oceania · open)
    The Tasmanian tiger, officially extinct; reports of living animals continue in Tasmania and mainland Australia.
  • Tokoloshe · South Africa (Africa · folklore)
    A water spirit of Nguni mythology.
  • Trauco · Chile (South America · folklore)
    A forest humanoid of Chilote mythology.
  • Tsuchinoko · Japan (Asia · folklore)
    A short, fat snake said to jump and live in rural Japan.
  • Turtle Lake Monster · Canada (North America · disputed)
    An entity of Turtle Lake, Saskatchewan.

U

  • U-28 creature · North Atlantic (Oceans · open)
    A marine reptile allegedly seen by U-28's crew in 1915.
  • UB-85 monster · North Sea (Oceans · hoax)
    An alleged sea monster attack on UB-85 in 1918.
  • Underwater panther · United States / Canada (North America · folklore)
    Mishipeshu, a water being of Anishinaabe tradition.
  • Utah Lake Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A creature of Utah Lake.

W

  • Waitoreke · New Zealand (Oceania · open)
    An otter-like animal of South Island folklore.
  • Walgren Lake Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A cryptid of Walgren Lake, Nebraska.
  • Wampus cat · United States (North America · folklore)
    A cat-like creature of Cherokee and Appalachian legend.
  • White River Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A large gray animal reported in the White River.
  • Wolpertinger · Germany (Europe · folklore)
    A Bavarian alpine forest animal of folklore.

Y

  • Yara-ma-yha-who · Australia (Oceania · folklore)
    A vampiric being of southeastern Aboriginal mythology.
  • Yeren · China (Asia · folklore)
    A hairy wild man of Hubei's Shennongjia forests.
  • Yeti · Nepal / Tibet / Bhutan (Asia · disputed)
    An ape-like animal of the Himalaya; also part of Sherpa and Tibetan tradition.
  • Yowie · Australia (Oceania · folklore)
    An ape-like being reported in eastern Australia; the word is linked to Aboriginal traditions.

Z

  • Zegrze Reservoir Monster · Poland (Europe · hoax)
    A fictional lake monster invented by journalist Wojciech Mazurkiewicz.