Genus: Pseudohipposaurus BOONSTRA, 1952
Etymology: Greek, pseudos, “false”, + Hipposaurus: False Hipposaurus.

Species: kitchingi (BROOM, 1948) BOONSTRA, 1952
Etymology: In honor of James W. Kitching, a prominent South African palaeontologist.
= Hipposaurus kitchingi BROOM, 1948

Holotype:

Locality: Ferndale, Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material: Fragmentary skull and dentary.