Template:Cryptidbox
This template is used to create infoboxes for cryptids and mysterious entities from folklore, mythology, and eyewitness reports. It's especially useful for creatures with unconfirmed biological classification.
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- Introduction
- Why use the system?
- Making it work
- More technical details
- Map of used modules and templates
Taxonomy templates
Taxobox templates
- Which should be used?
- Changing the taxa displayed
- Convert a taxobox to an automated taxobox
- Glossary of automated taxobox parameters
- Automatic taxobox – mainly for genera and higher taxa
- Speciesbox – for a species
- Subspeciesbox – for an animal subspecies
- Infraspeciesbox – for a plant subspecies or variety
- Infraspeciesbox special – for other ranks of plant infraspecies
- Hybridbox – for an animal hybrid within a genus
- Ichnobox – for a trace fossil
- Oobox – for a fossil egg
- Virusbox – for viruses and non-cellular life
- Paraphyletic group – for concepts that do not correspond to a monophyletic clade
- Population taxobox - for notable populations of subspecies of animals
Usage
[edit]This template works similarly to {{Automatic taxobox}}, but with fields tailored for cryptids and enigmatic lifeforms. It can be used in articles that explore the cultural, speculative, or historical details of mysterious species, often outside traditional taxonomy.
Template Data
[edit]TemplateData for Cryptidbox
Infobox for cryptids, legendary creatures, and unverified species reports
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| image | image | Artistic or eyewitness rendering of the cryptid | File | optional |
| image_caption | image_caption | Caption for the image, including location or artist | String | optional |
| parent | parent | Parent classification, e.g. 'Synapsida' | String | optional |
| taxon | taxon | Name of the cryptid or mysterious entity | String | required |
| first_sighting | first_sighting | Earliest known report or sighting of the cryptid | String | optional |
| subdivision_ranks | subdivision_ranks | Type of subdivisions (e.g. variants) | String | optional |
| subdivision | subdivision | List of variants, types, or related creatures | String | optional |
| country | country | Location where the cryptid is commonly reported or said to originate | String | optional |