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This phantom dog is said to stalk travelers on roads and trails, glowing and snarling before vanishing.
What is the Snarly Yow?
200
No longer considered a cryptid this southern hemisphere creature was described to have a head of a fox, the hands of a man, the tail of a monkey, and a bag that is used to carry its young
What is a kangaroo?
200
This scientific field studies animals not yet proven to exist.
What is cryptozoology?
200
Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow features this decapitated cryptid-like figure.
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200
Bigfoot sightings are most common in this heavily forested U.S. region.
What is the Pacific Northwest? 
400
This Fayette County cryptid was described as “part man, part plant,” with long green fingers.
What is the Vegetable Man?
400
The Mongolian Death Worm is said to live in this desert. 
What is the Gobi Desert?
400
Hair samples thought to be from Yeti were later proven to come from this type of animal.
What is a bear?
400
This H.P. Lovecraft creation inspired comparisons to cryptids with its squid-like appearance.
Who is Cthulhu? 
400
The Skunk Ape is the swamp-dwelling Bigfoot of this U.S. state.
What is Florida?
600
In Boone County, witnesses in the 1990s described a tall, woolly white beast with horns.
What is Sheepsquatch?
600
This snake-like creature called the Tsuchinoko or Yamakachi is said to have a fat body, the ability to jump, and even mimic human speech originates from which country?
What is Japan?
600
The modern “Chupacabra” in Puerto Rico was likely inspired by this 1995 sci-fi film.
What is Species?
600
J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Great Eagles” may be compared to this giant bird cryptid.
What is the Thunderbird? 
600
The Honey Island Swamp Monster lurks in this Southern state.
What is Louisiana?
800
This tabloid figure is often connected to caves in the WV region and has spawned a an Off-Broadway musical
What is Batboy? 
800
The Yowie is the Bigfoot-like cryptid of this continent. 
What is Australia?
800
Some cryptid researchers believe sightings of giant squids may have inspired myths of this sea monster.
What is the Kraken?
800
This 1933 novel was partly inspired by cryptid tales of giant apes.
What is King Kong?
800
The Lake Champlain monster, “Champ,” is said to live along the border of New York and this state.
What is Vermont?
1000
The Ogua, said to lurk in Monongahela River waters, is described as a massive reptile with features like this prehistoric beast.
What is a giant turtle or alligator-like creature?
1000
The lake monster known as The Brosno Dragon sometimes described as a giant aquatic reptile is located in which large country?
What is Russia?
1000
The name “cryptozoology” was popularized by Belgian zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans in what decade?
What is the 50's?
1000
In Arthurian legend, the Questing Beast may be considered a cryptid — it had the head of a snake and the body of this animal.
What is a leopard? 
1000
The Flatwoods Monster sighting occurred in this specific West Virginia county.
What is Braxton County?