Sloths
List of Cryptid Sloths The Order Xenarthra is a diverse group of New World animals that includes anteaters, armadillos, and sloths. Xenarthrans (formerly called edentates)…
Month: July 2021
Pearl Turtle
Pearl Turtle : Mystery Turtle of East Asia. Physical description: Turtle with six legs. Distribution: Near Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Source: Bernard E. Read, Chinese…
Ndendeki
Ndendeki : Giant Turtle of Central Africa. Etymology: Probably Lingala (Bantu) word. Variant name: Ndendecki. Physical description: Rounded shell, 12–15 feet in diameter. Behaviour: Aquatic.…
Hoàn Kiem Turtle
Hoàn Kiem Turtle : Giant freshwater Turtle of Southeast Asia. Etymology: Vietnamese (Austroasiatic), “returned sword,” after the legend by which the lake got its name.…
Giant Malagasy Tortoise
Giant Malagasy Tortoise : Mystery Turtle of Madagascar. Variant name: Ranta (Malagasy/Austronesian). Physical description: Large tortoise. Habitat: Caves. Distribution: Southwest coast of Madagascar. Possible explanation:…
Father-of-All-the-Turtles
Father-of-All-the-Turtles : A giant Turtle, one category of Sea Monster identified by Bernard Heuvelmans. Etymology: From a Sumatran legend. Variant name: Aspidochelone (Greek, “snake-turtle”). Physical…
Beast of ’Busco
Beast of ’Busco ; Giant Turtle of Indiana. Etymology: Short for Churubusco, Indiana. Variant names: Oscar, Phantom Churubusco turtle. Physical description: Turtle said to be…
Turtles
List of Cryptid Turtles Turtles (Order Testudines or Chelonia) are unique among vertebrates in having a shell that incorporates both dermal armour, vertebrae, and ribs.…
Huáng Yao
Huáng Yao : Unknown Weaselof East Asia. Etymology: Mandarin Chinese (Sino-Tibetan) word; huáng means “yellow.” Physical description: Weasel-like body. Yellow above, black below. Head is…
Weasels
Weasels, wolverines, polecats, and martens constitute the Subfamily Mustelinae and are closely related to OTTERS, badgers, and skunks. Only one weasel has made the cryptid…
