Cryptids of Oceania
12 of the 213 entries in our encyclopedia. See all regions.
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- Blue Mountains panther · Australia (Oceania · disputed)
A big cat locals have reported for over a century in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. - Bunyip · Australia (Oceania · folklore)
A being of Aboriginal Australian tradition said to live in swamps, creeks and waterholes.
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- Canterbury Panther · New Zealand (Oceania · disputed)
A black panther that New Zealand urban legend places in the Canterbury region. - Cougars in Western Australia · Australia (Oceania · disputed)
The 1970s belief that cougars roamed Western Australia.
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- Drop bear · Australia (Oceania · hoax)
A joke animal of Australian folklore: a predatory koala that drops on people from trees.
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- Phantom kangaroos · Worldwide (Oceania · explained)
Kangaroos or wallabies reported where none are native.
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- Queensland tiger · Australia (Oceania · disputed)
A striped dog-sized cat of Queensland, also called the yarri.
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- Taniwha · New Zealand (Oceania · folklore)
Supernatural beings of Māori tradition. - Thylacine sightings · Australia (Oceania · open)
The Tasmanian tiger, officially extinct; reports of living animals continue in Tasmania and mainland Australia.
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- Waitoreke · New Zealand (Oceania · open)
An otter-like animal of South Island folklore.
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- Yara-ma-yha-who · Australia (Oceania · folklore)
A vampiric being of southeastern Aboriginal mythology. - Yowie · Australia (Oceania · folklore)
An ape-like being reported in eastern Australia; the word is linked to Aboriginal traditions.