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A BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS VISITED, BROUGHT IDEAS, FAVORITED AND DOWNLOADED AS WELL AS THOSE TO COME! PROJECT CRYPTID CONTINUES TO GROW
Artist's Note: I get a lot of questions about adding the Mongolian Death Worm - it is already a part of the collection and has been for a long time now, right between the words in the title. I don't know if it's because people don't see, aren't looking, or just like to mess with me, so I'm putting up this note to assure any and all that the death worm is there.
Last Update: Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 (Placeholder Yeti, fixed up the shoulders and legs a little bit; new links and sources)
Behind the Scenes: a look at the process over the years: synapticboomstick.deviantart.c…
Added: New Altamaha-ha
Scheduled Alterations: Buru
Upcoming: -PENDING- (Many informative sites have changed over the years)
Scheduled Next Submitted: Burrunjor, Nahuelito, U-28 Creature
Deviants who have contributed (that have been added so far!):
TFhybrid (Mothman, Tatzel wurm)
LapisBufonis (Marozi),
GreatSaiyaKirby (Hodag, Jackalope, Nandi Bear, Fur-bearing Trout, Flatwoods Monster)
eternalsaturn (Cadborosaurus)
fractalxavier91 (Relic Population sub-category)
HungryCowrie (Alternate Yeti colors)
Attention: :
There's big change ahead for the project, whatever it may be.
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The current layout for Project Cryptid
! I'm always working to better the look and basic design of each creature so suggestions and constructive criticism are always a help. What you see now is composed of five different generations of art style; some have been left unaltered to serve as a visual history of the constant evolution of this project since its initial start.Not everything here may be real, I won't argue the point of demon bats and such, but if it's mentioned in myth and lore or anecdotes and reports I'll probably draw it.
For more on cryptids and cryptozoology, check out some of these links:
Cryptopia (formerly American Monsters)
NewAnimal.org
Unexplained Mysteries
Cryptozoology.com (7/27/2016, site is back up)
Cryptid Wiki
Wikipedia Cryptids
The Cryptozoologist
The Project Cryptid Directory
Rare pigment mutation - so far unique to the Blue Tiger and Marozi- both felids, interestingly
Avians - Cryptids that are described as being capable of flight or are reported on the wing.
Chimera - the reported creature blends the features of many different species.
Confirmed - genuine physical proof has proven this creature to be flesh and blood.
Corpses - Unidentified corpses that, for whatever reason, were not properly examined or provided inconclusive information.
Fresh Water - Cryptids sighted witin or in proximity to bodies of fresh water such as a lake or river.
Hoaxes - Those cryptids that have been undeniabley proven to be fraudulant.
Homonids - Cryptids that are typically reported to be man-like, of immense size, and covered in hair.
Hybrid - creature is a blend of two distinct creatures.
Inverterbrates - Cryptids that fit the descriptors for unclassified inverterbrates.
Beyond Mythology - Creatures that are believed to be mythical yet have unusually consistent reports.
Outsiders - These cryptids do not fit into any one category- be they from other dimensions or outer space, these entities are enigmatic to the core.
The Oceans/Oceanic - Cryptids reported while at sea or from vantage points ashore.
Relic Population/RelicPop - Cryptids classed as extinct animals that some believe are not totally gone from the world.
Unknown Mammals - Unclassified mammals
Unknown Herptiles - Unclassified reptiles and amphibians.
Cryptids Cataloged
[updates always in progress, thank you
. Bold equals recent]1) Ahool - [Avian] - Unconfirmed flying creature, Indonesia [reported as being "monkey-like"]
2) Almasti - [Hominid] - Russian wild man [aka Alma, Almas]
3) Altamaha-ha - [Fresh Water] - River creature, Georgia, US [aka Altie]
4) Beast of Bosnia - [Corpse] – unidentified corpse, Europe
5) Beast of Gevaudan - [Unknown Mammal] – Large canid, possibly a dire wolf or mutant
6) Bessie - [Freshwater/Outsider] - Unidentified Lake Eerie creature with unusual features
7) Bigfoot - [Hominid] - North American ape-man
8) Blue tiger - [Rare Pigment Mutation/Confirmed] - Asia [aka Maltese Tiger]
9) Bunyip - [Beyond Mythology/Chimera] - Monster from the Aboriginal Dreamtime, Australia
10) Buru - [Unknown Herptile] – unidentified Tibetan crocodilian, extinct according to natives
11) Cadborosaurus – [Fresh Water] [aka Caddy]
12) Cavney Island Monsters - [Corpse]
13) Chupacabra - [Outsider/Avian/Chimera]
14) Coelacanth - [Ocean/Confirmed]
15) Colossal Squid - [Ocean/Confirmed] - the largest known living species of squid
16) Con-Rit - [Unknown Invertebrate]
17) De Loy’s Ape - [Hominid] - unknown primate/hominid identified only by a single photograph and exploration report
18) Dohber-chu - [Fresh Water]
19) Dover Demon - [Outsider]
20) El Lobizon - [Unknown Mammal/Outsider]
21) Emela Ntouka - [Beyond Mythology]
22) Enfield Horror - [Outsider]
23) Flatwoods Monster - [Outsider]
24) Fouke Monster - [Hominid]
25) Fur-bearing Trout - [Hoax] - a North American tall-tale
26) Giant Anaconda – [Unknown Herptile] - reports of enormous snakes emerge from the remote tropics
27) Giant Owl - [Avian] - surprisingly giant owls or owl-men reported in the UK
28) Gigliolis’ Whale - [Ocean/Unknown Mammal]
29) Hibagon - [Hominid]
30) Hodag - [Hoax] - an American tall-tale creature with sharp horns, spines, glowing eyes, and legs that don't bend
31) Hogzilla - [Unknown Mammal/Confirmed] - an aberrantly large wild hog shot and killed in the Southeastern US
32) Jackalope - [Hoax/Mythology/Chimera] - an American tall-tale critter, desert hare with antlers
33) Kasai Rex - [Hoax]
34) Khemr Stegosaur - [Hoax]
35) Kongamoto - [Avian]
36) Lizardmen - [Outsider]
37) Loch Ness Monster - [Fresh Water] - the famous lake monster of Scotland!
38) Loveland Frogmen - [Outsider/Fresh Water]
39) Lusca - [Ocean]
40) Mamlambo - [Fresh Water]
41) Mammoth - [RelicPop/Unknown Mammal]
42) Mapinguari - [Outsider/Unknown Mammal]
43) Marozi - [Unknown Mammal/Confirmed]
44) Megalania - [Unknown Herptile]
45) Michigan Dogman - [Outsider/Unknown Mammal]
46) Minhocao - [Unknown Invertebrate]
47) Mngwa - [Unknown Mammal]
48) Moa - [Avian]
49) Mokele-mbembe - [Beyond Mythology]
50) Morag - [Fresh Water]
51) Mothman - [Outsider/Avian]
52) Naga - [Fresh Water]
53) Nameless Horror of Berkley Square - [Outsider/Fresh Water/Unknown Invertebrate]
54) Nandi Bear - [Unknown Mammal]
55) New Jersey Devil - [Outsider/Chimera]
56) Ogopogo - [Fresh Water]
57) Popobawa - [Outsider/Avian/Hoax]
58) Quagga - [Unknown Mammal/Confirmed]
59) Rods - [Avian/Outsider]
60) Ropen - [Avian]
61) Shunka Warakin - [Unknown Mammal]
62) Tatzel Wurm - [Outsider]
63) Texas Chupacabra - [Unknown Mammal/Confirmed]
64) Thunderbird - [Avian, Beyond Mythology] – giant predatory bird, North America
65) Thylacine - [Confirmed, Relic Population, Unknown Mammal]
66) Trunko - [Corpse/Ocean]
67) Tsuchinoko - [Unknown Herptile]
68) Veo - [Unknown Mammal]
69) Vietnamese Night Fliers - [Outsider/Avian]
70) Wendigo - [Outsider]
71) Yeren - [Hominid]
72) Yeti - [Hominid]
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Yes, if it shows up on Destination Truth or Monster Quest I will add it
Coming Soon (with increased size!):
-Information Blurbs on each covered cryptids, including cryptid type and location
Cryptids
Nahuelito
Black Shuck
Ohio Grassman
British Big Cat
El Petizo
Jba Fofi
Tokelosh
Pennalgalan
*The color scheme for Fouke Monster is giving me headaches.
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Comments: 375
Thank you! 
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LOOOOOOVE
One suggestion, though: the Texas 'chupacabra' was called the 'Elmendorf beast' long before it was called a chupacabra. Google it
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Now that's a much better name for it than having "chupacabra" listed twice, thanks for the lead. Now to jog my brain for which font I used. 
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It is my life's mission to educate people on the difference between Canis scabrosus and Rubrumoculus bestia
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If that translates into the difference between a canine with mange and a chupacabra, then for the love of god yes. The news is always pulling that one down off the shelf
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Pretty much
(it was the best I could do given my very limited knowledge of Latin)
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Nice collection....They're kinda like Pokemon,gotta catch them all
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Well look at that, looked it up and I've apparently been using a term related to anthropology but not correct in what I meant to state. Better fix that.
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"Homonid", had seen it used a lot in books and on information sites when referring to large unknown apes. It was more an issue of spelling since I never did find a real difference.
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Heres a few I can suggest...
The Baba Yaga---a powerful Russian witch with a house with legs like a chicken.
Hellhound---other-worldy canines that foretell doom and death, can be dark gray or brown or pitch black with yellow, or red eyes.
Kappa---a Japanese river demon with a turtle shell and a hollowed, bowl-like head. If the water within it's bowl is spilled, the kappa is rendered helpless.
Melon heads---small, grotesque humanoids that lurk in the back-roads and woods of Ohio, Michigan and Connecticut.
The Pope Lick Monster---a legendary half man, half goat creature that lives under the Norfolk Southern Railway trestle over Floyd's Fork Creek, in theFisherville area of Louiseville, KY. Known for luring teenagers up to the trestle and either killing them by his hatchet or by passing train.
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Most of those would fall under mythology rather than cryptozoology but I do have a side project devoted to that. The Melon Heads just inspired me for another Project Cryptid spin-off, Local Legends. I love inspiration!
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Yowie from australia: it decapitates its prey to eat their heads
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Wildmen and "Bigfeets" take a longer time to decide on a look for because "big hairy thing" is easy to just get lazy on and simply swap palettes, as I did in the earlier days.
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hey, the komodo dragon was a cryptid as well! until the whole confirmed thing
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Many animals got that treatment. Zoologists once thought that gorillas were just local myth and the first platypus specimen was called a hoax.
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Greetings and bienvenue, Cryptids.
Soon, I, the incomparable V.V. Argost will find Kur and become "The Master of Cryptids." (chuckles)
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It took me far too long to get that.
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So, you've seen The Secret Saturdays?
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My profile is that of V.V. Argost (the main antagonist) in memory of him. The Secret Saturdays is one of those shows that follow one, big storyline rather than have a new story in each, different episode. This makes me like it much more .
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That list mostly contains creatures from world mythology. Those aren't considered cryptids but it can be useful for research leads with Project Mythology.
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Oh wow man, I remember seeing this years and years ago when I had just started high school! I love this picture, still have it saved on my computer after all these years! Awesome stuff!
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I've been telling myself forever that I'll add more to it or give it a total overhaul, starting years back then I promised myself I'd make an interactive Flash for it. I have yet to fully figure that bit out. Maybe, maybe...
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fur trouts and jackalopes are proved to be hoaxes.
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Hence the "Lies" part of the title.
One has to wonder how annoying cleaning a hairy fish would be, though.
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Belated thanks, glad you like creatures.
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Always glad to hear new ideas from visitors.
What have you got in mind?
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Before the American Monsters site did their absurd overhaul and put most of their content into storage, they had this entry listed. I found it unique enough to include as I'd personally never heard of the case and could find little else on it to research. Anything new I can share with people, I'm going to share it.
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Good idea. I've clearly never heard of it either.
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thylacene and mamoth are not cryptids they were real the chupacabra and the mothman are! my grandfather has seen a thylacene in the wild
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No need to add "El" before before chupacabras either. Its not like a title or anything, it just means "the" in spanish
Like The Yeti or The Skunk Ape.
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I know, force of habit. It's programmed into my brain.
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some of them are real, like the colossal squid and the coelacanth, i reccomend u a book by lothar frenz called the book of the mysterious animals, and the mapinguari is real, i have seen it, is 3m tall and has some kind of massive sore in its belly, also seems a giant bear with no eyes nor ears
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Quite a few rare ones in there!
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I try to include as many of the fringe beasties as I can find, though some of them are quite weird and difficult to portray. Besides, you can only make so many variations of "big, hairy man" before it becomes saturated.
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Yep.
I always find the lesser know cryptids more fascinating.
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I've heard that the Beast of Gevaudan was a werewolf....
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