Anomaly Ledger

Cryptids of North America

80 of the 213 entries in our encyclopedia. See all regions.

A

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Apotamkin · United States / Canada (North America · folklore)
    A giant fanged sea being of Maliseet and Passamaquoddy tradition, said to live in Passamaquoddy Bay.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.

C

  • Cactus cat · United States (North America · folklore)
    A bobcat-like fearsome critter of the American Southwest, covered in thorny hair.
  • Cadejo · Central America / Mexico (North America · folklore)
    A dog-like spirit of Central American folklore that wanders lonely roads at night.
  • 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.
  • Cressie · Canada (North America · folklore)
    An eel-like lake monster said to live in Crescent Lake, Robert's Arm, Newfoundland.

D

  • Dewey Lake Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    An ape-like creature reported near Dewey Lake and Sister Lakes, Dowagiac, Michigan.
  • Dover Demon · United States (North America · open)
    A small, thin creature with a large head and glowing eyes reported by teenagers over two nights.
  • Dungavenhooter · United States (North America · folklore)
    A mouthless, crocodile-like fearsome critter of American folklore.

E

  • 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.

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.
  • 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

  • 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.

H

  • 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

  • Igopogo · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A creature said to dwell in Lake Simcoe, Ontario.

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.

L

  • Lake Worth Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A part-man, part-goat creature of Lake Worth, Fort Worth.
  • Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp · United States (North America · folklore)
    A green, scaly, upright creature reported near Scape Ore Swamp.
  • Loveland Frog · United States (North America · explained)
    A frog-like creature reported standing upright near the Little Miami River.
  • Lusca · Bahamas (North America · folklore)
    A creature said to live in the blue holes of Andros, Bahamas.

M

  • Manipogo · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A serpent-like animal said to live in Lake Manitoba.
  • 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.
  • Momo · United States (North America · folklore)
    A large hairy humanoid reported in rural Missouri.
  • 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.
  • Mothman · United States (North America · disputed)
    A tall winged figure with red eyes reported around Point Pleasant in 1966–67.
  • Mugwump · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A lake monster of Lake Timiskaming on the Ontario–Quebec border.

N

  • North Shore Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    'Old Briney' of the Great Salt Lake.

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.

P

  • Pend Oreille Paddler · United States (North America · disputed)
    A cryptid of Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho.
  • Pope Lick Monster · United States (North America · folklore)
    A goat-human creature said to live beneath a railway trestle in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • 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.

R

  • Rougarou · United States / Canada (North America · folklore)
    A werewolf-like creature of Cajun and Creole folklore.

S

  • Seelkee · Canada (North America · folklore)
    A lake monster reported by the Stó:lō in Chilliwack swamps.
  • Sharlie · United States (North America · folklore)
    A serpent of Payette Lake, Idaho.
  • Sidehill gouger · United States (North America · folklore)
    A fearsome critter with shorter legs on one side.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Squonk · United States (North America · folklore)
    A weeping creature of Pennsylvania hemlock forests.

T

  • Tahoe Tessie · United States (North America · folklore)
    A cryptid of Lake Tahoe.
  • 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.
  • Turtle Lake Monster · Canada (North America · disputed)
    An entity of Turtle Lake, Saskatchewan.

U

  • 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

  • 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.