Genus: Cerdops BROOM, 1948
Etymology: Greek, kerdo, “fox” and Greek, ops, “face, appearance”: Fox face.

Species: burgheri BROOM, 1948
Etymology:

Holotype: RC 58

Locality: From the farm of Mr. Jan and Mr. Alwyn Burgher farm, De Rust in New Bethesda Commonage, Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

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Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material: Nearly complete skull and mandible.