Minhocão
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| Creature | |
| Name: | Minhocão |
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| Grouping: | Cryptid |
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| First reported: | Native Lore |
| Last sighted: | 1970 |
| Country: | South America |
| Region: | Forests |
| Status: | Unconfirmed |
The Minhocão ("Big Earthworm" in Portuguese) is a large earthworm-like cryptid that reputedly exists in the forests of South America.
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[edit] Appearance
It resembles a giant worm, with scaly black skin and a pair of tentacle-like structures protruding from its head. The length of the creature has been reported as being as great as 75 feet. It is thought to be a burrowing animal, producing enormous trenches as it digs.
[edit] Identity
Noted cryptozoologist Dr. Karl P. N. Shuker has suggested that this animal may be an example of a giant caecilian[1], which fits the description of the Minhocão well. However, known caecilians do not even approach the supposed size of this animal. In On the track of unknown animals, Bernard Heuvelmans suggests that the animal may be a surviving glyptodont. Although, if it did exist it may now be extinct since there has not been a sighting in 130 years[citation needed].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Shuker, Karl. In Search of Prehistoric Survivors. Blandford: 1995
On the Track of Unknown Animals, Bernard Heuvelmans.
