Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Lysipterygiidae
Parent taxon: Temnospondyli according to R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2000
See also Branson 1935
Sister taxa: Almasauroidea, Anthichnium, Archegosauriformes, Archegosauroidea, Arkanserpeton, Arkanserpeton arcuatum, Baropezia, Capetus, Colosteoidea, Edopoidea, Edopsoidea, Episcopopus, Eurycervix, Euskelia, Eutemnospondyli, Hemiprichisaurus, Hesperoherpeton, Hylopus, Ichthyostegalia, Labyrinthodon laniarius, Labyrinthodon pachygnathus, Labyrinthodon ventricosus, Limnarchia, Lissamphibia, Megapezia, Miobatrachus, Nanopus, Orthosauriscus, Otuminisaurus, Otuminisaurus limensis, Palaeosauropus, Palatinerpeton, Petrophryne major, Phrynosuchus, Phrynosuchus whaitsi, Pleuronoura, Porierpeton, Ptychosphenodon, Ptychosphenodon browni, Rhinesuchoidea, Rileymillerus, Saharastega, Saurischiocomes, Saurischiocomes keuperinus, Syphonodon, Syphonodon thecomastodon, Temnocorpichnus, Zatrachys conchigerus
Subtaxa: Lysipterygium
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Risin Spur (Gangamopteris Shales) (Permian of India)