Nanictosaurus is an extinct genus of thrinaxodontid cynodont from the Permian of what is today South Africa. Multiple species have been named, but a review of their anatomy in 1991 determined that only the type species, N. kitchingi is valid.J. van Heerden and B. Rubidge. 1990. The affinities of the early cynodont reptile, Nanictosaurus. Palaeontologia africana 27:41-44 See also List of therapsids Great Karoo References