Cryptid

A cryptid (from the Greek: κρύπτω (krypto), "hide") is an animal or plant whose existence is considered scientifically unproven, and may be subject to investigation in the fields of cryptozoology or cryptobotany.

List of cryptids (and related legends)

Name	Meaning	Type	Origin	Continent	Region	Area	First reported
Agogwe	Unclear; Kuria or Chagga (Bantu) word	Mammalian, Homini(o)d	Tanzania	Africa	East	Tanzania
Ahool	Onomatopoeic, based on the cry	Mammalian, Giant Bat	Indonesia	Asia	South East	Indonesia, Java	1925
Batsquatch	Portmanteau of bat and sasquatch	Mammalian, Winged Primate	Washington	North America	Pacific Northwest	Washington, Mount St. Helens	1980
Bigfoot	Reference to size of footprints	Mammalian, Homini(o)d	California	North America	Pacific Northwest	California	1958
Bukit Timah Monkey Man	Named for Bukit Timah region, Singapore	Mammalian, Hominid	Singapore	Asia	South East	Singapore	1805
Chupacabra	"Goat sucker"	Unknown	Puerto Rico	North America	Puerto Rico, U.S., Mexico		1995
Con Rit	"Centipede"	Sea Serpent	Vietnam	Asia	South East	Vietnam
Honey Island Swamp Monster	Named for Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana	Unknown, Homini(o)d	Louisiana	North America	Southern	Louisiana	1963
Letiche	Unclear; attributed to Native Americans or Cajuns, conflated with Honey Island Swamp Monster	Unknown, Homini(o)d	?	North America	Southern	Louisiana
Loveland Frogman	Named for Loveland, Ohio	Unknown	Ohio	North America	Eastern	Ohio, Loveland	1955
Naitaka	"Lake demon" [n'ha-a-itk]	Sea Serpent	Okanagan Salish	North America	Pacific Northwest	British Columbia, Okanagan Lake
Ningen	"Human" [ningyo]	Unknown (Aquatic)	Japan	Pacific & Southern Ocean
Ogopogo	From the English music hall song "The Ogo-Pogo: The Funny Fox-Trot" (1924); an alternate name for Naitaka	Sea Serpent	Canada	North America	Pacific Northwest	British Columbia, Okanagan Lake	1926
Ozenkadnook Tiger	Named for Ozenkadnook, where it was photographed	Mammalian, Marsupial Lion	Australia	Australia	South-East	Victoria	1964
Sasquatch	"Wild Man (of the woods)" [sásq’ets]	Mammalian, Homini(o)d	Halkomelem Salish	North America	Pacific Northwest	British Columbia
Sheepsquatch	Portmanteau of sheep and sasquatch	-	-	North America	Eastern	West Virginia
Yeti	"Rock bear" [གཡའ་དྲེད་ (g.ya'dred)]	Mammalian, Homini(o)d	Tibet	Asia	Central	Himalayan Mountains
Yowie	? [Yuuri, Yowri]	Mammalian, Homini(o)d	Koori	Australia	East	New South Wales
Van Meter Visitor	Named for the town of Van Meter, Iowa	Winged Entity	-	North America	Eastern	Iowa	1903