Death Adder Cat
Also known as: Queensland Tiger, Yarri, Marsupial Lion
A striped, cat-sized predator prowling the Australian bush, matching nothing in the known fossil record since the Pleistocene.
1871 (earliest European report)
North and central Queensland, Australia
Cat-sized to medium dog-sized, 3-5 ft including tail
Shy but capable predator
Unconfirmed
The Lore
The Queensland Tiger, or Death Adder Cat, is a large striped carnivorous marsupial reported in remote bushland across northern and central Queensland, Australia. Described as cat-sized or larger with distinct dark stripes on a tawny body, powerful jaws, and a long tail, it matches no living Australian animal. Aboriginal oral traditions describe a fierce striped predator, and European settlers from the 1870s onward have reported sightings. Australia's fossil record includes Thylacoleo carnifex, a marsupial lion with powerful jaws, and the thylacine once ranged across the mainland. Either could be an ancestor, or this could be something else entirely. Sightings continued through the 2000s.
Notable Witnesses
- Multiple Queensland bushmen (1870s-1900s)
- Rex Gilroy (cryptozoologist)
Media Appearances
- Mysterious Australia (documentary)
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