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Lariosauro
Grouping	Legendary creature
Sub grouping	Lake monster
First attested	20th century =
Country	Italy
Region	Lake Como
Details	Found in water

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In Italian folklore, Lariosauro is a lake monster said to live in Lake Como in Italy, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Milan. Como is one of the deepest European lakes, at about 410 m (1,300 feet) at the deepest location.

In 1946, eyewitnesses allegedly reported seeing a reptile-like animal swimming in the waters of the lake. It was called lariosauro, the same name used a century before to name a prehistoric reptile whose fossilized remains were found by the lake (Lariosaurus balsami). A weekly of Como, a week after the first article, wrote it was a sturgeon, but the sturgeon as well as the monster appear to be more simply a hoax invented by the press.^{[citation needed]}

There were other sightings, or alleged sightings, in Lake Como.

In 1954 in Argegno a creature with round muzzle and back and webbed paws.
In August 1957 an enormous monster in the waters between Dongo and Musso.
In September 1957 a strange animal whose head was described as similar to a crocodile head.
In 2003 a giant eel, 10–12 m (33–39 feet) long, in Lecco.

Skeptic researcher Giorgio Castiglioni, who studied these cases, thinks that the animal of 1954 was an otter, the monster of August 1957 a hoax, the beast of September 1957 possibly a pike, and the 2003 eel was a group of fish swimming together.^{[citation needed]}

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-'''Lariosauro''' is a [[cryptid]] reported to live in [[Lake Como]] in [[Italy]], about 30 miles north of [[Milan]]. Como is one of the deepest European lakes, at about 410 m (1200&nbsp;feet) at the deepest location
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+{{Notability|date=October 2024}}
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+{{Infobox mythical creature
+|name  = Lariosauro
+|image     =
+|caption  = ''[[Lariosaurus]]''
+|Grouping       = [[Legendary creature]]
+|Sub_Grouping   = [[Lake monster]]
+|AKA            =
+|Country        = [[Italy]]
+|Region         = [[Lake Como]]
+|Details        = Found in water
+|First_Attested = 20th century
+        =
+}}
+In [[Italian folklore]], '''Lariosauro''' is a [[lake monster]] said to live in [[Lake Como]] in [[Italy]], about {{convert|30|mi|km|-1|abbr=in|order=flip}} north of [[Milan]]. Como is one of the deepest European lakes, at about {{convert|410|m|ft|sigfig=2|abbr=in}} at the deepest location.
-In 1946, eye witnesses allegedly reported seeing a reptile-like animal swimming in the waters of the lake. It was called ''lariosauro'', the same name used a century before to name a prehistoric reptile whose fossilized remains were found by the lake (''[[Lariosaurus]] balsami''). A weekly of [[Como]], a week after the first article, wrote it was a [[sturgeon]], but the sturgeon as well as the monster appear to be more simply a hoax invented by the press.
+In 1946, eyewitnesses allegedly reported seeing a reptile-like animal swimming in the waters of the lake. It was called ''lariosauro'', the same name used a century before to name a prehistoric reptile whose fossilized remains were found by the lake (''[[Lariosaurus]] balsami''). A weekly of [[Como]], a week after the first article, wrote it was a [[sturgeon]], but the sturgeon as well as the monster appear to be more simply a hoax invented by the press.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
 There were other sightings, or alleged sightings, in Lake Como.
 * In 1954 in [[Argegno]] a creature with round muzzle and back and webbed paws.
-* In August 1957 an enormous monster in the waters between [[Dongo]] and [[Musso (CO)|Musso]].
+* In August 1957 an enormous monster in the waters between [[Dongo, Lombardy|Dongo]] and [[Musso, Lombardy|Musso]].
 * In September 1957 a strange animal whose head was described as similar to a [[crocodile]] head.
-* In 2003 a giant [[eel]], 10–12 m long, in [[Lecco]].
+* In 2003 a giant [[eel]], {{convert|10|-|12|m|ft|abbr=in}} long, in [[Lecco]].
-Skeptic researcher Giorgio Castiglioni, who studied these cases, thinks that the animal of 1954 was an [[otter]], the monster of August 1957 a hoax, the beast of September 1957 possibly a [[Esox lucius|pike]] and the 2003 eel actually a group of fish swimming together.
+Skeptic researcher Giorgio Castiglioni, who studied these cases, thinks that the animal of 1954 was an [[otter]], the monster of August 1957 a hoax, the beast of September 1957 possibly a [[Esox lucius|pike]], and the 2003 eel was a group of fish swimming together.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
-== External links ==
-* [http://bibliotopia.altervista.org/zoologia/zed01castiglioni.htm Giorgio Castiglioni, ''Il lariosauro tra fantasia e zoologia'' (in Italian)]
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNEaddFd1Mc video youtube, ''alla ricerca del mostro di Loch ness, il lariosauro'' (in Italian with english and other langauges caption)]
-{{Cryptozoology}}
-[[Category:European lake cryptids]]
 [[Category:Italian legendary creatures]]
+[[Category:Legendary reptiles]]
+[[Category:Lake monsters]]
+[[it:Mostro lacustre#Lago di Como]]
-{{cryptozoology-stub}}
-[[lt:Lariozauras]]
-[[zh:科莫湖水怪]]