Dragons are one of those interesting cryptids that appear in mythology from various parts of the world that at the time would not have been culturally connected (for instance, in ancient China and medieval Western Europe before the trade routes were established).

Most dragons are depicted as large lizardlike creatures, although there are some cultures and artists who have been known to include fur and feathers into a dragon’s appearance. Most of them are believed to breathe fire (the mechanics of this particular ability have been explained by a wide variety of theories conjured by various authors and cryptozoologists) and to have long leathery wings which enable them to fly (typically the non-winged version of a dragon is known as a Wyvern).