Genus: Ignavusaurus KNOLL, 2010
Etymology: Latin, ignavus, "coward," and Greek, sauros, "lizard": Because the type locality, Ha Ralekoala, literally means, 'the place of the father of the coward'.

Species: rachelis KNOLL, 2010
Etymology: In honor of the paleontologist Raquel Lopez-Antonansas from the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid (CSIC). The name Raquel comes from Hebrew (ewe); its most common Latin form (Rachel) is a noun of the third declension, hence the genitive ending is '-is'.

Holotype: BM HR 20

Locailty: A romote sited in southern Lesotho, S30°04', E28°23', close to the place named Ha Ralekoala, not far from Sekake, Oacha's Neck District, Lesotho.

Horizon: Upper Elliot Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Hettangian Stage, Lower Lias Epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material: Teeth, skull fragments, quadrate, postorbital, doral series and proximal third or so of the tail, fragment of scapula, and early complete pelvis, a substantial part of the left forelimb as well as a large portion of the right leg, a fragmentary left femur and phalanges of left foot.

Refered material:

BODENHAM & BARRETT, 2020

Locality: Likhoele Mountain, near Mafeteng, Mafeteng District, Lesotho.

Horizon: Upper Elliot Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Rhaetian Stage, Latest Triassic Epoch, Lates Triassic-Sinemurian Stage, Lower Lias Epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material:

NHMUK PV R37375: An articulated series of 5 neural arches (representing 1 cervical, 2 cervicodorsals adn 2 dorsals), also including one centrum (forming part of the posterior-most articualted vertebra), adn 1 isolated partial ?dorsal neural arch.