Encyclopaedia of Cryptozoology
Illustration of the xolchixe as a giant tree sloth by Jesus Riddle Morales.

Illustration of the xolchixe as a giant tree sloth by Jesus Riddle Morales.

The xolchixe (Unknown: "tiger sloth" or "lion sloth") is a cryptid reported from the Amazon Rainforest, described as a tiger- or lion-sized, red-haired, predatory ground sloth.[1] It is said to wait by riverbanks to ambush its prey, like a jaguar,[2][3] but is also partially arboreal.[1]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shuker, Karl P. N. (2016) Still In Search Of Prehistoric Survivors: The Creatures That Time Forgot?, Coachwhip Publications, ISBN 978-1616463908
  2. MAPINGUARI: LEGENDARY MAN-EATING CRYPTID OF THE AMAZON RAINFOREST - PART 1 - The Cryptozoologist thecryptozoologist.webs.com [Accessed 7 February 2019]
  3. Drinnon, Dale A. Frontiers of Zoology: More on Mapinguaris And Ground Sloths frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com [Accessed 7 February 2019]