The Cryptid Quest Blog

Cryptid of the Day: Novusaur First Reported: September 7th, 1993 Location: Along Lake Tahoe, California, USA Bizarre Theory: Surviving pygmy Allosaurus Skeptical Theory: Hoax

Cryptid of the Day: Veo First Reported: Unknown Location: Rinca, Indonesia Bizarre Theory: Surviving Manis paleojavanicus Skeptical Theory: Misidentified pangolin

Cryptid of the Day: Charles Mill Lake Monster First Reported: 1959 Location: Charles Mill Lake, Ohio, USA Bizarre Theory: Aquatic Hominoid or Ape Skeptical Theory: Hoax  Art by Rob Morphy from AmericanMonsters.com

Cryptid of the Day: Old Yellow Top First Reported: September 1906 Location: Cobalt, Ontario, Canada Bizarre Theory: Sasquatch Skeptical Theory: Hoax

Cryptid of the Day: The River Horse (aka Lizzie) First Reported: 1929 Location: Loch Lochy, Scotland Bizarre Theory: Kelpie Skeptical Theory: Misidentified Horse or Seal

Cryptid of the Day: Enfield Horror First Reported: 1973 Location: Enfield, Illinois, USA Bizarre Theory: Alien Skeptical Theory: Hoax

Cryptid of the Day: Elmendorf Beast First Reported: August 2004 Location: Elmendorf, Texas, USA Bizarre Theory: Chupacabra Skeptical Theory: Coyote with mange

Cryptid of the Day: Ethiopian Death Bird First Reported: 1930s Location: Welega district, Ethiopia Bizarre Theory: New species of giant bat Skeptical Theory: Misidentified species of bat *ironically not a bird 

Cryptid of the Day: Bird-Beasts of Var First Reported: 1962 Location: Var, France Bizarre Theory: Aliens Skeptical Theory: Hoax

Cryptid of the Day: Salvaje First Reported: 1980 Location: Southern Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia Bizarre Theory: Sasquatch Skeptical Theory: Misidentified human or hoax

Cryptid of the Day: Giglioli’s Whale First Reported: September 4th, 1867 Location: 1200 miles off of Chile Bizarre Theory: New species of whale Skeptical Theory: Misidentified two whales of deformed whale

Cryptid of the Day: Funkwe First Reported: 1900 Location: Ndola, Zambia Bizarre Theory: New species of giant snake Skeptical Theory: Misidentified Rock Python

Cryptid of the Day: Yaquaru First Reported: 1752 Location: Paraguay & Argentina Bizarre Theory: Sabor Tooth Tiger Skeptical Theory: Jaguar

Cryptid of the Day: The Creature of St. Paul First Reported: 1992 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Bizarre Theory: Unknown species of canine Skeptical Theory: Misidentified coyote or deer

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! I know they’re not technically cryptids, but for the sake of the holiday, I’m dedicating this Cryptid of the Day to my favorite magical being. (And yes, I drew the art this time).  Cryptid of the Day: The Leprechaun First Reported: None Location: Ireland Bizarre Theory: Fairy Skeptical Theory: Folklore

Cryptid of the Day: Mogollon Monster First Reported: 1903 Location: Mogollon Rim, Arizona, United States  Bizarre Theory: Sasquatch Skeptical Theory: Grizzly Bears

Cryptid of the Day: Old Ned First Reported: 1856 Location: Lake Utopia, New Brunswick, Canada Bizarre Theory: Basilosaurus Skeptical Theory: Misidentified fish

Cryptid of the Day: Kinderhook Blob First Reported: 1960s Location: Kinderhook, New York Bizarre Theory: Alien Skeptical Theory: Hoax

Cryptid of the Day: Dwendi First Reported: Unknown Location: Belize Bizarre Theory: Pygmy species of Sasquatch Skeptical Theory: Folklore

Cryptid of the Day: Giant Dragonfish First Reported: 1932 Location: Off shore of Bermuda Bizarre Theory: New species of six foot dragonfish Skeptical Theory: Misidentified oarfish

Cryptid of the Day: Nyaminyami First Reported: 1940s Location: Zembezi River, Zimbabwe & Zambia Bizarre Theory: New species of fish or snake Skeptical Theory: Misidentified Vundu (catfish)

Cryptid of the Day: Giant Ural Owl First Reported: August 2000 Location: Scandinavian Arctic Bizarre Theory: New sub-species of Giant Ural Owl Skeptical Theory: Misidentified regular Ural Owl

Cryptid of the Day: Mountain Boomer First Reported: 1993 Location: Big Ben Ranch State Park, Texas Bizarre Theory: Velociraptor Skeptical Theory: Hoax

Cryptid of the Day: Abnauayu First Reported: 1850s Location: Caucasus Mountains, Russia Bizarre Theory: Surviving Neanderthal Skeptical Theory: Feral humans

Cryptid of the Day: Maui Mystery Cat First Reported: June 2003 Location: Maui, Hawaii Bizarre Theory: New sub-species of either Puma or Jaguar Skeptical Theory: Escaped Puma or Jaguar

Cryptid of the Day: Jago-Nini First Reported: 1870s Location: Gabon Bizarre Theory: Surviving Dinosaur  Skeptical Theory: Folklore

Cryptid of the Day: Wuhnan Toad First Reported: 1962 Location: Hubei Province, China Bizarre Theory: New species of giant toad Skeptical Theory: Hoax

Cryptid of the Day: Giant Mudpuppy First Reported: Early 1800s Location: Scioto River, Ohio Bizarre Theory: New species of Giant Salamander Skeptical Theory: Hoax *note: the animal in the picture is a Chinese Giant Salamander. Not a Mudpuppy.