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Cryptids are animals or other beings that cryptozoologists believe may exist somewhere in the wild, but whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science. Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and has been widely critiqued by scientists.
A French version called a Drac is said to be a type of Lutin or French elf. Draugar – (Norse) Undead creatures that guard their burial mounds. Dryad – Tree nymph or tree spirit from Greek mythology. Dullahan – Irish fairy, the headless rider. Dwarf – (Germanic) Human-shaped being often dwelling in mountains and in the earth.
This is a list of extraterrestrial beings that have been reported in close encounters, claimed or speculated to be associated with unidentified flying objects (UFOs) (not to be confused with the meaning of the term "alien species" in the biological science of ecology).
Half man, half sheep (self-explanatory), this cryptid of the commonwealth has been spotted in Breckenridge County, has received a write-up in the paper of record and was the focus of the series ...
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Bigfoot (American Folklore) – Forest-dwelling hominid cryptid. BinbÅgami – Spirit of poverty; Bishop-fish (Medieval Bestiaries) – Fish-like humanoid; Biwa-bokuboku – Animated biwa; Black Annis – Blue-faced hag; Black Dog – Canine death spirit; Black Shuck – Norfolk, Essex, and Suffolk black dog
The term cryptid is used by proponents of cryptozoology, a pseudoscience, to refer to beings that cryptozoologists believe may in fact exist but have not yet been discovered. This category is for notable examples of entities that cryptozoologists have considered to be cryptids .
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record. Entries consist of legendary and unique creatures , not of particularly unique individuals of a commonly known species.