Genus: Asilisaurus NESBITT, SIDOR, IRMIS, ANGIELCZYK, SMITH & TSUJI, 2010
Etymology: Swahili, asili, "ancestor or foundation" and Greek, sauros, "lizard."

Species: kongwe NESBITT, SIDOR, IRMIS, ANGIELCZYK, SMITH & TSUJI, 2010
Etymology: Swahili, kongwe, "ancient."

Holotype: NMT RB9

Locality: Near the town of Litumba Ndyosi, Ruhuhu Basin, Tanzania.

Horizon: Lifua Member, Manda Beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Lower Middle Triassic.

Material: Anterior portion of a left dentary with associated tooth.

Paratypes:

NMT RB10: Left scapulocoracoid.

NMT RB11: Sacrum.

NMT RB12: Proximal portion of an ischium.

NMT RB13: Ilium.

NMT RB14: Proximal portion of a pubis.

NMT RB15: Anterior portion of a skull.

NMT RB16: Proximal portion of a left humerus.

NMT RB17: Left astragalus.

NMT RB18: Right calcaneum.

NMT RB19: Proximal portion of a left femur.

NMT RB20: Right tibia.

NMT RB21: Anterior cervical vertebra.

NMT RB Numbers: Not given: At least 14 individuals based on the number of second sacral vertebra.

Referred material:

NESBITT, LANGER & EZCURRA, 2019,NMT RB159: Premaxilla, maxilla, prfrontal fragments, frontals, squamosals, jugals, quadrate, dentary, ectopterygoid, articular and other fragments, 1 presacral a second sacral, most caudals and fragments, rib fragments, scapulocoraooid, humerus, ulna, radii, metacarpals, ilium, ischium pubis, femora, tibiae, fibulae, astagali, calcanieum 4th tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges.