🧬 Ape-like, no tail, long limbs, facial expressions like humans

⚠️ Danger: 4.5

Ameranthropoides loysi is based on a single photo taken by Swiss geologist François de Loys, allegedly showing an ape-like creature with humanlike proportions and no tail. The photo caused a stir in the 1920s as a potential discovery of a South American anthropoid. However, skeptics believe it’s a misidentified spider monkey. Its name was given retroactively to classify it scientifically, despite lack of specimen. It has inspired debates in cryptozoology as a case of either photographic hoax or overlooked species. The original location remains remote and poorly documented. No follow-up sightings have occurred.