User blog comment:Simon Treasurehawk/Cryptid Test, What do you know?/@comment-3010037-20110316233928/@comment-3010037-20110317011248

Coelenath is one. There is two things that make an animal a cryptid. 1. It was extinct but started showing up again. 2. It has either been in a legend or folklore but was later sighted. There are more ways though. Those are basic.