What would the scientific names of mythical creatures be? a werewolf would be Canis sapiens what would the Jabberwock be?

The Loch Ness Monster has a scientific name, Nessiteras rhombopteryx

Sasquatch (bigfoot) could be Macropodus hirsutus, but the genus is already taken (by a fish !) So maybe Gigantopodus? :)

Fun topic! Kraken: Architeuthis konungs Formorion: Homunculus balor Griffin: Accipitrimorph leopanthera Sphinx: Accipitrimorph sapiens Hydra: Echidna lernaea Long (Chinese dragon): Draco orientalis

I think that there is one that is almost official; the phoenix is called in a lot of pages Phoenos inmortalis, not sure where it comes from though, but I think that it fits fairly well. Merpeople could be from the genus Homopiscis (probably lots of species :joy:) Centaurs: Equihominis sapiocaballu…

the skunk ape can be Gigantopodus floridensis or, alternatively, the big-foot description goes in the species and the genus is something dedicated to all sorts of mystery apes

Personally I’d argue the Long should be sufficiently different from members of genus Draco that it should be given its own genus. The same goes for the Lernaean Hydra and genus Echidna , though I have to admit the callback to mythology is a nice touch. Finally, though it’s a bit obscure, but genus Ho…

[image] vireosylva: (if you know how to translate “New Jersey” into Latin, that fits better as a species name) looks like its jerseyensis

A few from Dragonology: Field Guide to Dragons (complete with subspecies!): European: Draco occidentalis magnus Frost: Draco occidentalis maritimus Mexican Amphithere: Draco americanus mex American Amphithere: Draco americanus tex Marsupial: Draco marsupialis

I’d go for Equus monoceros (I think monocephaloceros is a bit of a mouthful, also reminds me of Pachycephalosaurus)

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Equus unicornus for the unicorn

Lepus antilocapra or something similar for the jackalope - EDIT looked it up on wikipedia and i was right!

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